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Evening star., 1912-09-09
district OFFICIALS
HOUSE IS ROBBED
ACTING Auditor Finds Trail of
Papers on His Way
to Work.

Daniel j. Donovan. acting auditor for
the Dist ict Of Columbia. is an expert at
interpret ug ambiguous clauses in appro-
priation acts. but solving the mystery of
finding ones bills, receipts and letters
strewn along three city squares is out of
his line.
When the auditing official and his wife
entered thear apartment at 1856 Euclid
street last evening they found that they
had been pre,eded by some one who had
pulled the writing desk to pieces and
scattered its pntcnts but apparently had
made away with nothing of value.
This morning. as Mr. Donovan was on
his way to the District building. ne
found more than a dozen bills. receipts
and letters catered along University
place. Clifton str eet, and for a distance of
three squares dosvn nth street. 1t is not
known what otheIs papers may have been
taken from the de SIX. but none is believed
10 have been of vSuue
Burglar Was Bold.
The robbery is one of the most mys-
terious ever report.d to the police de-
partment and occurred between s and
1o o'clock. The apartment was entered
by means of front window. According
10 the police, a neigh bor residing across
the street saw man in the apartment,
but supposed that THE family was at
home The theft was pmmitted with the
curtains up and lights turned on.
When DIR. and Mrs. Donovan arrived
they found the demolished desk and its
contents piled in a heap on the bed. A
bottle of ink had been overturned. There
was silver purse on Tive mantel which
had not been disturbed, nd investigation
showed that nothing lEd been taken
from the other rooms. According to the
acting auditor, he never has kept val
liable papers in the desk ;tnd cannot ac-
count Tor the motive of thei robbery.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
Wants Comrades to Judge.

Il want my old comrades to judge
me- he said. Il will prove to them that
| was never a member of the Okhrama
(secret police), and that all | did was Tor
the revolution. l want the truth to be
known for the sake Of my children The
police had the utmost confidence In me.
AS a student I proposed to them to pc
tray revolutionary secrets. AT Hist re-
ceiyed a salary of So month ana TINS
was later increased to 500 month
In 1908 I mentioned the name OF
Raspoutina to Gen. Gu erassimoW WITH
out attaching much Importance to II. .
And she was arrested and hanged, ana
five others with her." i,terjected Bourt-
self.
Some had to be betrayed TO save
Others" replied Azeff. Some plots had
to fail to render others possible 1t was
only in this way that we were able to
blow up the Grand Duke Sergius in Mos
cow aud NJ. de Plehve, the minister of
the interior, in st. Peter sburg.
Now my old comrades of the revolu-
tionary society can judge me-, Azef CON
ciuded And / will obey their verdict,
be it one of death. See" he said, pro-
ducing paper from his pocket. this is
my will, which / made before coming to
meet you, for l knew not what my tate
might be-
Evening star., 1912-09-09
Thousands in All Glasses.

During the last year there came unde
the first category 25,S41, of which 6,54'
were claimed; in vehicles, 1O, 47O, ant
G727 returned to owners; in omnibuses
etc, 31,196, with 6,69O restored, and II
the Metro" 1853, out of which 6.66
were identified by the owners. The pro
portion of restored objects consequent,
was about 26la per cent.
Umbrellas head the list by a long way
and i'm 1911 there We're 20, 466 found an(
6. 500 given back. That, however, Is moth
ling compared with this year, where be
fore the orthodox rainy season has be
gun there are already "a, 600 umbrellas il
store After umbrellas come keys-abou
ten thousand punches al year. Then there
comes certain gap. and probably fhirt
in the catalogue would figure ladies' bag!
or bags of workmen's tools, both of which
one would think would be almost imme
diately missed and searched for. Nova
days the reticule is almost as indlSpenSa
BILE part of feminine equipment as 1
vail, and 1t Is strange that so many thou
sands could be forgotten and abandoned
Jewelry Of Every Kind.
Among tho heterogeneous collection
that makes up the rest are jewelry o
every kind, watches. chains. handker
chiefs, corsets 0housands), mortuar!
wreaths Tin hundreds). guns revolvers
furs, pocketbooks (also in hundreds) ant
the most nondescript articles down to ba
bies' cradles.
Probably the prefecture does not re
ceive more than J3 Per cent OF article:
legitimately lost, and it refuses anything
weighing more than thirty pounds o.
more than a yard long-Iuch articles be
ha a &
where also all living creatures are housed
if brought to the police. OF these ais,
there is large and varied assortment
from horses. dogs, cats and parrots dowI
to monkeys. Not long ago small oustit
monkey was handed in. whose advent will
long be remembered. 1t required half tn,
available force to capture it, as it acci
dentally got loose. 'Ah! monsieur, /
gave us as much trouble as ten apaches,
sighed the superintendent.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
BETRAYED TERRORIST
AND BETRAYER MEET
Bourtseff Sees Azeff, Who
Makes Full Confession of
His Crimes.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.


FRANKFORT, August %. 1912.
1t is six years since Bourtseff, the Rus
sian revolutionary, unmaSked Azeff, his
brother terrorist-the organizer of The
assassination of NJ. dc Tlchve and of the
Grand Duke Sergius-and revealed the
dual personality of Rashin, the ponce
spy. Since then Azeff has been one lost
to the world, but few weeks ago
Bourtseff learned of his whereabouts ana
arranged for a meeting. with MS erst-
while comrade and betlayer.
The meeting took place in cafe IN
Frankfort Azeff sat ri a table, bowed
and detected with the air of man who
has known great sorrow. When he saw
Bourtseff look of terror came INTO MS
ewes as of one who stands face to race
with death. But when he found mat ne
had nothing to fear he began a confes-
sion of his crimes.
Evening star., 1912-09-09
'FORCETFULNESS GRIPS :
ALL PARIS THIS YEAR
Office of Prefecture SWamped
With Thousands of Lost
and Found Articles.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondents Of The Star.
PARIS, August 80, 1912.
The Office at the prefecture for lost and
found articles is swamped this year. II
would seem that new malady of forget
fulness must be added to the list of mod
ern fashionable affections. From what
ever cause, the fact remains that every
day there is fabulous quantity Of UNI
brellas, walking sticks, keys. articles of
dress, purses, reticules and odds and ends
forgotten by their owners.
At the prefecture all found objects are
divided into four classes according to
where they have been gathered. First
come the streets, railways, small steam
ers, big shops and theaters; second, street
cabs; third, omnibuses, taxi cabs and
tramways, and last, the underground
railways.
Evening star., 1912-09-09

'orth s45. G.2M Worth s10o.:
Evening star., 1912-09-09

Worth ss5: SOP Worth sl25:
Evening star., 1912-09-09

Worth s4s: S8A Worth s115::
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-03-28

On last Tuesday several conflict
ing reports reached this city con-
cerning a suicide at the old McTarn-
ahan ranch, two miles south and six
miles vest Of Nezperce.
CORONER J. T. Price and Attorney
c. H.Nugent departed for the scene
Of the tragedy, and upon their ar
rival found that Stephen Rainey had
ended bis life BY a shot frem rife.
A string had been attached to the
trigger Of the gun sffsr which Rainey
pulled the barFsi against his eye.
blowing of the ehlire top Of his head.
Upon investigation the following
statement vas found in the dead
mans pocket:
March %. 1912.
To whom II may concern
1. Stephen Vanburen Rainey. this
day have decided to end my life.
We have made a complete failure
Of the wood business and am disgust
ed. An z6 years old.
Bonn in Illinois. Was married to
Maranda Talley in 1884 again to
Mrs. Smith. at Troy. 1889. Am di.
vorced from both.
Rainey had been engaged in the
wood business the past winter on the
GcTarnahan ranch with Peter
Whalen and VIM. Parrish. Both of
bis partners we're away from home
and Rainey, having become despond-
ert, decided to end his life.
The evidence in the case vas 50
clear that a jury vas not deemed
necessary.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-03-28
news OF LEWIS and
ADJOINING COUNTIES
Via interviews, the TsIsphsns snd Our
Exchanges.


The county commissioners VII
meet April 9th.
The supreme court is nov in ses-
sion at Lewiston.
Word comes from the Greencrssk
section Of the discovery Of a valu-
able mine in Lawyers Canyon BY
Lee Morris. a farmer Of that vicinity.
GrangevilIe organized ball team
last week and, as soon as the wealth
er permits. the camas prairie fans
expect to see some classy exhibi-
tions of the diamond sport.
The funeral of DR.. Frederick A.
Campbell vas held in Moscow last
Saturday. Il vas one of the largest
funerals ever held in ttat city.
Many we're in attendance from
GrangeviIle where DR.. Campbell
conducted a hospital for many
years.
From source considered authen-
tic. it has been learned that a sani-
tarium viii be erected in Charleston
by DR.. Robert Foster. nov of Julia
eta, costing not less than $50. 900.
and that plans for the structure are
already drawn and approved.
DR.. J. T. Price. living two miles
northwest Of town, brought US one of
the finest lemons real lemon) last
Saturday that We have seen. Il
measures u inches in circumference
and is still green. The lemon vas
raised On the doctors place here on
the prairie Qn his house). Il isnow
on exhibition in the Herald Office.
Articles of incorporation of the
Sunnyside Telephone company have
been filed at the county auditors
Office. The company is authorized
to build a line from Lenore to Peck.
The capitalization is 81 900 and the
directors of the incorporation are ].
b. Johnson. 1. J. JohnDon. c. Pow
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-03-28

In this issue Of the Herald We are
running a straw ballot to ascertain
the choice Of the people here for
president and also the choice for gov
ernor Of this state. The ballot viii
Be run in two issues and the result
viii be announced ia the issue Of
April IL. You can mark your ballot
with a cross after your first and sec
ond choice for president and you can
write In the name Of your choice for
governor. In making or designating
your first and second choice for pres
idcnl il is not necessary for you to
take both from the same party. You
may have a FIRST choice IN one party
and your second choice in another
party, but mark your FIRST choice in
the column headed first choice and
for second choice in the column
headed second choice. Put a cross
ia the circle after the name Of the
party with which you have been af-
hliating with but do not sign your
name to the ballot. You can bring
your ballot to the Office or mail it to
US and the result viii be announced
in two weeks.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-03-28

A social viii be given at the
Christian church On the evening Of
Monday, April ist. All are invited
to attend. No admission viii be
charged. but free offering viii be
taken. A program viii be rendered
as follows:
Song by choir.
Recitation, frankie Schultz.
Debate: Resolved, that il is
easier to do right than wrong" At
6rmative- Paul Blake, Cecil Jones.
Edith Wright; negative Floyd
Stevens. Lester Robinson. Jesse
Robertson.
Song BY Prof. EmmersOn's pupils.
Recitation BY Edna Anderson.
Farce, The Irish Linen Ped
der" The cast of characters is as
follows. Pat O'Doyle. T N. Rob
erss Mollie. Myrtle Mitchell; Miss
Darling. Edna Williams; Mr.. Flan-
nsgan. Virgil Post; Mr.. Darling,
H. C. Anderson Mrs. Wade, Mrs.
Dave Allen.
Music.
After the program refreshments
will be served. Be sure to come and
enjoy the evening.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-03-28

Tuesday morning Mr.. Turner, the
contractor for the nsv school house,
ssaked of the ground. We under
stand that they uill start 10 digging
the basement IN a few days.
The spring fever has certainly
taken a good hold on some Of the
high school students. It's too bad
We can't have an open air school
session.
The boys Of the high school are
planning on leveling the city ball
grounds Saturday. where they vii
practice both track and base ball.
The high school students had a
half day of the morning CT ne are.
Everyone worked hard. The only
bad effect vas that some Of the boys
had 10 change clothes.
The base bali season has come al
last and the high school Is going to
make good use Of Il. Prospects looks
good for a fast team. Most OF the
old players arc back With several
new ones. There viii be games ar
ranged later on with some Of the
neigno0''ns to"nA'
Since the good weather nas come
me rack team '' w01S'ns q. .'os
onaes me supervision q f'o'e.so.
S,oHsAoe''y 'ns 00s' ~'s -s
.'s - - h.,,.-
.s -. y -. 80 ,s., ~s.r W.
-, s-,-..,... -. -. - e., -, a.,
- - = .,..s -, -, A.,.ct w;,l
!. l.,s -, :, -. b.,. ball seld IL
= abort time when real work viii be-
Gin. Their. viii be an interscholasiic
meet between the classes Of the high
school on Aprii 6. and a meet be
tween Cottonwood, craneeville and
Nezperce probably en- April IS.
r.. .,,,. ~. n.k;og vr.at pro-
.,... = ,heIr gvm vorf I under the
','.rss.,.os s'e. - n Ms. n crinn ana Miss
r.,ero,- ,,.. Fv.ryoo. seems 10 like
!, .oa sav. become loserensed.
..,e..,.-... -. - ~.
-. s'''s, y 49, =. .ro-.o,.d from ,be
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-03-28
KEzPERCE has
TWO Big FIRES.
Nsspsres Hslsl sad 0ihs Bua1ius,
Destroyed By FIanss-Tswn
Saved By Fire Depart
msnTs PFompl work.


The biggest hrs Ia the history Of
lhe loun ol NsspsFce occurred last
Monday morning when Ore broke out
about 9 80 In The Nerperce hotel
The alarm vas elvsn as soon as
lhs 6rs started and he Ore depart
mens responded promptly as usual
here bul toe Gre seemed 10 break out
10 . number Of rooms a. The same
time and Il ras Al once seen that Il
would be impossible 10 save the hotel
bot aileniion vas given 10 the other
buildings near BY and especially 70
che buildings across the street Ia
order that The ere would do a. little
damage as possible. Through ex-
ccllenl work done By lhs volunteer
Gre department the flames were con
6ned 10 The vest aide Of The street
and no damage vas done except TO
lhe bnIldlngr adjoining the hotel
whlrh Il vas impossible 20 Savs. On
account Of The building being large
square frame structure Il made Il
more diiheuIi lor the fskmen 70 vork
a. veil AZ msklng a bigger and hot
A. ffA.es AZ heaf frnsn The
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-03-28

Mrs. A E. Wycofi who has been
visiting her sons, P E. Miller, N.
B. Miller and cuAis J. Miller Of this
place for the pasA dyf weeks, left
Saturday for sh2ry visit with her
daughter. Mrs EIls4 Hoffman near
Coeuf d'Alene. after which she viii
return 10 her home at Freeman,
Wash.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-03-28

Complaints are being made today
BY parties who had their goods moved
out last night on account Of the FIRE,
Of q number of petty larceny thefts,
such as boxes of candies, boxes Of
cigars, a bunch of bananas, dishes
and silverware. Itis to be regretted
that Nezperce has any one here SO
small as this, and unless these arti-
cles are returned to the owners at
once a movement will be started by
the citizens to apprehend the guilty
parties and see that they are prose-
cosed. Any person who viii commit
such a petty larceny theft at time
like thai should be imprisoned to the
limit. A number Of parties claim
they can identity some Of the guilty
ones and general roundup should
be made at once and a lesson taught
them so they win quit this country
and never return.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-03-28

No mans wardrobe s complete
without Rubberized Slip-On Coat.
Absolutely storm and raln-proof'
s6.s so to $3.50. at Carlson, the
Tallors.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-03-28

Without fear Of contradiction il is
safe to say the Nashville Students
are the most capable performers one
would wish t. pay 10 see. their acts
from start to finish being clean-cut
and chock full Of genuine humor.
while the dancing BY members ofshs
troupe oulcIasses anything ever seen
here. this particularly applying to
the Nay brothers. Tom Harris rem
ders, only as colored folks can. sew
eral Of the decided song hits Of the
day, bis numbers being received
with vociferous applause. Coy
Herndon. in a hoop specially, ac-
complishes things seemingly impon-
sible Lewiston Tribune. At Nez-
perce opera honse Sat-, Mar. 3olh.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-03-28

DR.. Booth guarantees all glasseg
one year. All examinations free.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-01
PAPUAN COIFFURES.
Heads In New Guinea That Look Like
Rising Suns.

Rising Suns.
Zone of the most interesting things
that came under my observation was
the odd manner in which the people
wore their hair" said a physician, de-
scribing a visit to New Guinea and the
leading traits and characteristics of the
inhabitants, known as Papuans. "One
type wore the hair standing up from
the head at length of seven inches or
more. 1t was trimmed with wonderful
regularity and with mathematical ac
curacy. The hair was creased with
cocoanut oil and painted red. At a
distance it looked like a rising SUM-"
Another type Of the inhabitants who
wear their hair in an unusual fashion
was described
Starting from the forehead" he said,
"the hair is brushed back over the
scalp and hangs down to the waist. 1t
Is a perfect mass, an intricate jungle.
am sure 1t was never combed, and it
was impossible to run the fingers
through it. At distance it looks like
a cap with the visor turned downward.
Zone other odd type of hairdressing
-coiffure, if you will-was observed on
this visit The hair was gathered at
the front and back, then brought to-
gether above the head, where 1t was
lnclosed in a basket-like cylinder. The
end spread out about two inches. APP
parently these caps are never removed
from the head."-Baltimore Sun.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-01
Curious Old Leqend.

Here is a curious legend Of Cologne.
Once upon a time there was a burgo-
meister of the town whose wife died
and was buried. In the evening
thieves. seeking to- take jewels from
.Ee dead. OPP ned the coffin. Now it
happened that the woman was not
dead. but In a trance. and when the
thieves broke into her burial place she
awoke and went to her home. There
she called a servant, who ran in fear
to his master and told him what had
happened. The scared burgomeister
replied to this, Il would sooner believe
that my horses were looking out of
the top floor window than believe that
such a thing could be-" Scarcely had
the words left his mouth than ne
heard horses galloping up the stairs.
In memory of this and of the return
Of his wife he had two horses heads
in stone set in a top floor window Of
his house. where they remain to this
day.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-01
Saved by a Dream.

A farmer living at Lapford. Eng
land. dreamed thrice in succession
that he saw a pit dug in one of his
fields and some of his property cast
into 1t. At the third time of dream.
ing he got up, dressed and went out
He heard the thud of a spade and
caught sight Of a man digging by Ian
tern light The digger fed at his ap-
proach. 1t was a grave upon which
he had been at work. By its brink
lay a huge knife. On his way back
the farmer met one of his maidserv-
ants. She had had a quarrel with the
man to whom she had been engaged.
she said. but he had prevailed upon
her to meet him for the last time at
o'clock that morning, when he had
something to show her. This $ is
what be had to show you," said the
farmer. leading her to the grave
London Taller.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-01

Miss Charlotte Mansfield in 'Via
Rhodesia" tells of a native South AT
rican boy who came TO England and
was taken to the Hippodrome- I'm
stead of enjoying the entertainment,
however. he begged. with tears in his
eyes. to be taken out, and he said:
There are lions over there'-pointing
to the stage-'and 1 am the only black
man here 1t is q well known fact
that a man eating lion will make
meal off a black in preference to
white man If it is a question of choice.
Perhaps the flavor is stronger and the
taste for white fiesh-like cayiar-has
to be acquired"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-01
The Sinexs of War.

On the occasion of the annual en-
campment of western militia one OF
the soldiers. a clerk who lived well at
home. was experiencing much diff
Guilty in disposing of his rations A
fellow sufferer near by was watching
with no little amusement the first SOL
dier's attempts to Fletcherize a piece
of meat. Amy trouble. Tomr asked
the second soldier Systematically.
"None In particular" was the re-
spouse. Then after a sullen survey of
the bit Of beef he held in his hand the
amateur fighter observed:
"Bill. now fully realize what peo-
pie mean when they speak Of the sim
ews of war"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-01
Landseer and the Doc Tax.

On one IT Landseer's early visits TO
Scotland TIE great painter stopped al
a village and took a great deal of no
.ice of the dogs, jotting down rapidly
sketches of them on piece of paper
Next day on resuming his journey BIT
was Mortified to find dogs suspended
from trees In all directions or drown
ing in the rivers, with stones around
their necks. He stopped weeping
Irchin, who was hurrying of with a
pet pup in his arms, and learned to
his dismay that he was supposed to be
an excise officer who was taking notes
IF all the dogs he saw in order to prose-
ute the owners for unpaid taxes.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-01
OUR FIRST MUSTANGS.
They Were Probably Brought to This
Country by the Spaniards

Country by the Spanards.
The first horses of the western plains
were probably brought there by the
Spaniards. In 1913, almost fifty years
before jamestown was settled, Coro-
nado, the Spanish captain, was roam
Ing about the plains of New Mexico,
and he tells of the dogs used by the
Indians to haul their plumber on lodge
poles, indicating that they had no
horses at that date.
In 1716 the Spanish again worked
their way eastward across the plains,
and their letters tell Of the astonish-
ment Of the Indians at seeing the
horses they had with them. The ex-
petition was constantly losing horses
and there is little doubt that the first
droves of western horses originated
from these strays.
In the early days upon the plains
they were a great pest to travellers.
Woe be unto the luckless camper who
allowed a band of wild horses to get
close enough to his gentle horses,
turned out for the night, to sweep
them off. 1t was almost useless to
follow, for the call of the wild comes
to the gentlest of horses when he is
thrown with a band of his kind that
have been born and raised free of all
restraint. 1t is a well known fact that
the hardest one to "cut out,r the lead
er of them all in a mad race across
the prairie, Is the old, gentle, well
broken saddle or work horse once he
gets taste Of such freedom.-Will G.
Barnes in McClure'S.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-01
DISTINGUISHED Advice.

IT have told my constituents that
regarded myself as a servant of the
people," said Senator Sorghum.
YES" replied Farmer Corntosse.
but you want to keep people from
gettin' an idea that you're one of
these servants who are always on the
lookout fur tips" Washington Star
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-01
Whv He Rctracted.

Kilmore-After all. lStedman isn't so
bad a fellow. He came to me. man
fashion, and took back all the things
he had said against my people. Bur-
man-Did it voluntarily? Fillmore
Practically that 1t is true j threat
ened to shoot hin~ on sight If he didn't
retract. but that was only matter Of
detail.-Exchange.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-01
His Thirst.

my poor man, how did you acquire
such thirst?"
at was dis away, mister: When de
doctor operated on me for appender-
citis he forgot an left sponge inside
o. me."-Boston Traveller.