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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-01
If COUNTRY TOWNS ARE TO
PROSPER AND RETAIN
THE PEOPLE.
STORE PEOPLE LET CHANCES SLIP BY
Patrons Can Usually Get From Home
Merchants Better Value for Less
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Must Inform
People What to Expect.

In the up-building of country towns
ing them from influences that are
tending to draw trade and population
away from country districts and to
longest people and business in the
larger cities, efficient and up-to-date
business methods on the part OF local
merchants are necessary. Farmers
and other consumers in the smaller
towns are often criticized for buying
away from home. While it is true this
hurts the community, business is bust
ness, and if they can do better, or
think they can do better, by buying In
Chicago than in their home town,
they can not be greatly blamed for
doing so. 1t is also true that, taking
everything into consideration, they
can usually buy anything they may
need or want of their home merchant
Just as economically as they can any
where else, and in many cases they
get really better value from their
home merchants. But if the public
does not know this and if the lure of
handsome oatalogs from far-away con-
methods of the local merchants,
whose fault is it?
There is much truth in the follow
ing resolution adopted at the meeting
of the Inland Empire Press associa-
ton in Spokane in June, 1912: I'VE
further believe that the merchants OF
the small cities and towns are in a
measure responsible for the inroads of
the mail order houses upon their
trade. Having the advantage of i'm
mediate and personal contact with
their customers, they should, by adopt
ing modern merchandising methods
and through intelligent and persist
, ent advertising, be able to compete
successfully with the mail order
} houses"
1t is obvious that if the tendency tt
r buy away from home and from large
eastern catalog houses continues tt
increase it can do so only at the ex
2 pense of the country trading and pros
perity. The ultimate result must b,
4 the decay and disappearance of thu
country town, which is the natura
d business and social center of the com
munity. In killing off the countr
d. town the best and most convenien
a market for the farmers produce i
destroyed, the country becomes les
a desirable place in which to live an
the farmers land depreciates i
o value.
So better merchandising is prim
l. essential in perpetuating an
= Strengthening rural community Gel
ters.
,r There are many things along bette
merchandising lines that the countr
ly retailer might do. In the first plac
oI he can, at small expense, make til
1t store front more attractive and d
- vote more attention to window di
RI plays. Some stores have rest room
for the women and find they are a
of preciated by their customers and a.
Sc we'll worth the slight investmer
90 Some merchants are also realizir
oo that the new parcel post law affor'
.. them an excellent opportunity to
a considerable mail order busine
re- themselves in the hrst zone, or with
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-01
We Ship Less Beef.

Washington.-That the United
States was exporting more than 36
times as much beef and cattle six
years ago as it sends abroad now is
shown by statistics.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-01

this section on the free list after three
years also is included.
Cuban sugars by treaty arrange
ments came in at a 20 per cent. re-
duction from the regular duties.
But a single change was made in
the tobacco schedule. Scrap tobacco
was taken from a geenral classimica-
ton at a rate of SIS cents pound
and given an individual classification
at 35 cents a pound.
Flax, hemp and pute-flax, hacked,
from to 119 cents a pound.
Tow of flax, from $40 to $40 ton.
Hemp, hacked, from 2 to 1 cent a
pound.
Floor mattings, from " cents to ~
cent a square yard.
Linoleum and oilcloth, now classi-
fled from 8 cents square yard and
20 per cent, reclassified at the fol
| lowing rates: Plain or stamped limo
leum, 80 per cent; inlaid linoleum, 81
per cent; oilcioth, Is per cent.
Jute fabrics, 60 to 40 per cent.
Bags or sacks of single jute yarns
from Is cent pound and Is per cent
to 25 per cent.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-01
SHORT LIST OF IMPORTANT ITEMS
EFFECTED BY NEW BILL PRE-
SENTED TO CONGRESS.
BOTH OLD AND new PRICES GIVEN
Farm Products Reduced All Along the
Line-Iron Ware Gets Big Cut
Cotton Goods and Wool From
is to 1O5 Per Cent Off.

Following is comprehensive list of
articles affected by the tariff bill as
introduced in congress by the ways
and means committee. In each item
both the present tariff and the pro-
posed tariff had been reduced to an
ad yalOrem basis
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-01
Portland.

Wheat, track prices Club, S6@87c;
bluestem, 97@9sc; fortyfold, SIC; red
Russian, S5c; valley, SIC.
Portland Union Stock Yards COM
pany reports receipts for the week.
Cattle, 1910; calves, 1856; hogs, 1885,
sheep, 2,573; horses, 8.
Market seady to a shade lower. The
yards we're filled with very liberal
run. Trading was extremely active
the first period, but lost prestige to-
ward the close. Only one load Of
prime steers sold at 1925 Monday
Bulk of sales averaged from $3.50 to
$3.50. Weight decreased and beef
quality graded medium to good.
Butcher stock sold well throughout,
especially COWS and bulls. Bulk or
COW sales ranged between $3.50 and
ST, with a few small lots realizing.
more than cents. Bulls are firm,
but a slight loss to the real trade
shaded the 50 top to $s.75. eGenerally
the cattle market is off 10 cents to Is
cents, with demand not so urgent;
SIS to $S.15 for best steers, 81 to $7.15
| for COWS, Sc to $6.25 for bulls and
SS.75 for calves are extreme quota
tons.
The hog market was shattered in
quick time after buyers commenced
hammering the high level of last
week. Failing eastern markets, to-
gether with liberal liquidation gave
them an opportunity to lower bids and
thereafter the decline was rapid
From the unsteady Monday top Of
$780, prices hit bottom at $3.50 We'd
nesday and Thursday, where it settled
temporarily at least All grades of
swine decreased proportionately with
the best light variety and is still on
unsteady basis.
Mutton buying was limited to a half
dozen cars of wethers, ewes and
, lambs. all selling at recent high prices.
Wool wethers at 1925 and ewes at
l 1925 indicate the range in prime stuff
Best lambs sell easily at IS. All
Sheared stock 81 less.
The following sales are representa-
tive: Steers, $7759os.25; heifers
: $6.75; calves, $S.75@9; hogs, $4,000
e $50; bulls, $5.75@625; lambs, SO;
i sheared lambs, 81; young wethers
e $6.75; ewes, 1925.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-01
Beaver, Manitoba, Fire Swept.

Beaver, Man-Fire swept the bust
ness district of this village Sunday,
causing a loss of S125, 900.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-01
Tariff Bill Debate Is On.

The democratic tariff revision bill,
with its sweeping reductions, long
free list, augmented by the ways and
means committee and its income tax,
is now ready for debate in the house
of representatives.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-01
THE STRIKE IN BELGIUM
Powers That. Be Are Causing Loss of
Millions to the State.

Brussels.-Spokesme of the govern
ment do not admit that there is any
intention to alter their attitude in the
slightest regarding he general strike
for manhood suffrage. There is no
doubt, however, that events of the last
week have made a profound impress
sion, and in well-informed political
circles no one would be surprised to
see the government make overtures
when the chamber reconvenes on Tues
day.
The strike is causing losses of mil
lions of dollars to the state, and the
opposition declares the government
can not maintain its present attitude
much longer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-01
Government May Give In.

Brussels.-The opinion now is gen.
eral in political circles that at the ses-
sion of the chamber of deputies this
week the government will be prepared
to accept the conciliatory motion of
the liberal leader, M. Mason.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12
PHYSICIAN WON'T
Give FR|EDMANN
CURE IN SEATTLE

DR. ]. ]. Meyer, travelling physi.
clan for thesFriedmann Institutes.
who came here for the purpose Of
giving a demonstration of the
friedman treatment, will leave to.
night for Idaho without giving any
Seattle patients the culture.
The fuss stirred up by Seattle
physicians is responsible for this
decision on the part of DR.. Meyer.
IF they don't want us here now,
they will later" said Or. Meyer to
The STAR "and so long as there
are other cities waiting anxiously
for us to give the treatment. we
will not waste time here.
In Milwaukee | gave the treat.
ment to 80 patients in the office
of Health Commissioner Kraft. Two
OF his health inspectors were treated.
In Colfax. Iowa, we have treated
scores of patients at our institute.
and in the Pasteur hospital of New
York city. DR., Raymond, one OF the
leading doctors of that city, is Civ
ing the treatment regularly"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12
DOUBTFUL STORY

A report reached Seattle last
night from Whitehorse. telling OF
an unconflrmcd rumor at that place
that rs men aud IL horses had been
drowned on the way from Cordoya
TO Sushanna.
The local agents of the White
Pass a Yukon route were asked by
Northern Representatives II any.
thing in confirmation OF the report
had been received here. According
10 the White Pass offices at white
horse. nothing In the nature OF con.
firmation OF the story has been re-
ceived there.
The report IL said to have been
picked up in n wireless message by
the operator OF the steamer Hum.
boldt. II this Is so the captain OF
the steamer has made no report OF
any sort to the Humboldt Steam
ship Co. here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12

DerOre the Elrfs tAke the stanu.
Before a barricaded hall leading
to the courtroom. 300 men, women
and children were massed this
morning. waiting for the opening
OF the doors. which would admit
only As, that being the seating ca
pacity.
Crowds Wait for Admission
Many OF those In the line had
been waiting since 1880 O'Clock.
Men familiar about the Barbary
Coast resorts brushed elbows with
club women and young girls.
or all the hundreds about the
courtroom door. just six women
made their way in when court
began.
More than n score OF others took
their stand outside. eagerly await
ing chance of entering. which
might come should any seats be
vacated.
The first witnesses called were
Theodore Kytka, the handwriting
expert, and Il. J. Semin. postmas-
ter at Sacramento. They corrobo-
rated evidence they had given at
early sessions OF the trial.
Finds Them Undressed
Chief Of Police J. b. Hillhouse. of
Reno. was the first new witness.
He told OF the discovery OF Digs,
Caminetti and the girls in the
cabin at Reno. where all he said.
were in various stages OF undress.
One of the most significant por-
tions OF Hillhouse's testimony was
his relation of. conversation
which occurred when the quartette
of clippers were being taken TO the
depot at Reno.
Well" Hillhouse declared Diggs
said. 1T is up TO you girls whether
we go to the pen" and TO this the
witness said Miss Warrington re-
piled, "We'll stay with you"
Girls Were Happy"
After n rather brief examination.
Hillhouse was taken in hand by At
torney Devlin for the defense, who
tried to show that the girls, aft~'
the Reno capture. were In nap
py" frame of mind. and that they
gave no signs OF having been In
any manner In duress.
c. T. Read, n Reno constable, was
with Hlllhouse when the elopers
were discovered in Reno, following
his chief to the stand. His tesi-
mony was substantially the same.
The next witness to be called
was~John L. MeNab, former
United States district attorney
here, who resigned his position
following charges that MoRey-
nolds was delaying the proseeu-
tions OF Diggs and Camlnetti
unduly because OF pull" exer-
cised in Washington.
McNab was expected to sim
ply identity certain exhibits In
tho case.
The court took a lunch recess
until 2:30 p. IN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12
new YORK MAY HAVE TWO
RIVAL GOVERNORS ON JOB

u United Prsss LEASED wir.
NEW YORK, Aug. f2.-New
York today faces the probability Of
swing two rival governors. a. the
'sult Of attempts to impeach Gov.
Wm. suIzer on charges Of maIfess-
nee In office.
At i2:15 o'clock this morning the
ssembly. after an all-night session
y vote OF So to 35, adopted the
snvley committee report con-
e:mning Sulzer. This was follow
BY Majority Leader Levy intro
eacing a resolution calling for Sui
nfs Impeachment. II will be vot.
q On today.
Sulzer TO Stand Pat
The state constitution provides
NAT Lieut.. Gov. Glynn shall be-
come acting governor automatical-
IL the impeachment resolution
passes, and he will act in this ca
psclty until the end Of the trial.
u the governor is vlndicateG he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12
Chief Testifies
to Finding Couples in
Dishabille in a Cabin

MAN-Maury Dlss dspper nonehaant blonde man on S
who
clash between the
list
has been pampered Ills pump OF
courage against the shoulder OF the
left mis-
GRLmss Warrington TO- aser"e attractive girl
of
blue She is the daughter OF prominent sacTa
tossed her head at the detectives who came to take er
Is
SAN FRANCISCO Aug 2ohn l. McNab former United states
prelmnares OF the
OF the
today In the Diggs
A o
McNab Washington elected
however.
in
bungalow Reno. where Dggs
which
tried.
the
OF Nevada of immoral
although probably VIII be late day
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12

the other section, as n protest
against this method. proceeded to
accentuatc their feminism by re-
vealing TO greater or less degree
those features which distinguish
them from the opposite sex.
In other words. the latter are
garbing themselves In the manner
which their experience indicates Is
most alluring-thc gown that deli-
cately suggests what II concenls,
the soft, swishy, translucent fabrics
that ere so effective In ,ssisting
the imagination.
This view is upheld by ono OF
London's foremost nerve special
lists, who declares: THE adoption
by the militants of masculine or
near masculine attire has caused n
reaction. and the non.militants
have thought II their duty TO pro-
claim their femininity by n whole
sale process OF undressing"
Lady DuffGordon, writing from
Paris. refuses TO believe that the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12
LONDON LADIES ARE TAKING THEIR CLOTHES OFF
Fault of Suragets Half of E Taking Off Others Putting On

situation In London is as bad as II
has been represented. az there Is
suggestion OF Immodesty," she
says, az Is because fat and ugly
women have been wearing dresses
which do not suit them"
Lady Alexander, wife OF Eng
lands great actor-manager. defends
the abolition of the petticoat by
saying: what does II matter what
we do or don't wear under our
dresses 90 long as we look nicer
Wearing fewer clothes 10 much
moro healthy than a lot Of trailing
petticoats TO pick up dirt and MI
crobes."
In the furious public discussion
Of the subject. an unusual motto, for
n minister of the Gospel. Is struck
by Rev. G. II. Grundy. who sees
nothing immoral In present-day
dress.
~ think II ls quite as much a
matter Of liberty Of limb as for the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12
JAPAN WON'T TRAMPLE ON
YOUR UNCLE SAMMY'S TOES

cially by the Japanese government
is surrounded in mystery.
The reason assigned is regarded
as mere diplomatic way of saying
that Diaz is not wanted. and II Is
thought hero that the enthusiastic
welcome to Ambassador 0uthris IN
Toxic was Japan's way OF express.
Ing disapproval OF Huertas attempt
to use japan as n club to force rec
ognition.
Open suggestions from Mexico
City recently that Diaz has been
commissioned to negotiate secret
offensive and defensive treaty with
Japan displcased Toxic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12

sake OF display" he said. at Is an
athletic instinct, not an immoral
one. l. look upon clothes as the
badge OF our disgrace. The ideal
would be to have no clothes"
Another who holds similar views
Is Laurence l1ousman, author.poet
who recently startled folks by ad-
vising the militant suffragets to
emulate Lady 'Godiva and shame
men into giving them the vote.
"As to the question Of present.
day Dress" he said, az ls a rather
startling change. think, however,
that the present vogue 10 In a way
TO tho good. Il has got rid OF a
certain amount Of superfluous
skirts which can only impede wom-
ems legs.
mo doubt transparent stockings
are allurements, but II we are not
shocked by evening dress expos
ures OF neck and bust In the ball
room, why should we be shocked
by minor exposures Of tho lower
limbs In the otreets7"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12

terrific SHOCK TO the
mind heard Of
successfu patient died Of shock
Dr. Cres formally announced before
meeting eminent London where hts sshoo
~ hs accorded the greatest honor
Following meeting London medical
Dr. Grille description Of the
His Lancet lengthy written
medical from the article
following Of surgery Without Shock"
When patient his hospital he him
h He finds FIRST what operation 10 Then no
ps,e places patient day
Of the patient consists Of putting him under the
Influence anesthetes
The patient that he 10
net operated He falls Into pleasant sleep and ~nen he
sskss he feels fine.
The day thing third
patient his fear Of taking the stuff the doctor
Gves him.
This after fallen asleep he wheeled Into the
Wna operation is performed Then
the where
which the sensation Of PAIN and this effect
lasts several days after the operation has
When doesn't feel pain and he
seovs having undergone any unusual experience
effects Of the drug off, all
|h pain.
Grille during
dssp for which In the form Of protection Of the
usnt knowledge the actual operation ether
non to prevent pain.
. by fact, Or. Grille
In which
than heard Of before
the operations performed by Dr. Grille THE DEATH
RATE WAS eIoHTTENTHs OF ONE PER CENT?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12

will resume his office. n he Is
ousted. Glynn will fiji out his term.
Friends Of Gov. Sulzer say he
will ignore the report OF the spe-
clal session of the legislature TO I'm.
peach him and that n the resolu-
tion passes he will remain In the
executive offices and Issue orders.
Tsmmany Lacks Strength
At last nights session. opponents
Of Sulzer could muster only 60 OF
76 votes necessary TO impeach.
and a hurry-up call was sent out
for New York absentees.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12
CHAUFFEUR
SPEEDS;HE'S
NOW in JAIL

Harry johnson Is chauffeur.
To Identify Harry more exactly.
In conformnnce with the rules OF
Newspaper writing. he ia 20 years
old. and lives at 2a03is Jackson st.
But the point Of It all Is tina, Har.
ry. being n chauffeur. exceeded the
speed limit once aud was arreatcd
and fined lie exceeded Il again
Yesterday burly patrolman had
him up In police court.
Guilty" sais Harry gaily. JUS,
like that.
Harry 10 Embarrassed
Il fine you SIS and costs" spoke
Acting Judge J. Y. C. Kellogg
Harry looked properly downeast
and sentence you to serve one
day In the county jail"
Harry gasped
To-day he Is In a cell. thinking I,
over.
IL ia the first time in scattlo's $
history that a motorist has been
sentenced for speeding.
Must Send EN- 20 Jail
Following The Stars recent agi.
tation for more strict laws TO pro-
hib't auto speeding. the council
passed an ordinance making II OBJ.
ligatory for the Judge to impose
jail sentence In cases where the OF.
fender had been previously con.
victed.
Speedcrs. naturally being re-.
iuctant ~ go behind tha. bars. be-
haved themselves for more thar
three months Then. yesterday. Pa.
trolman Gordon and Peterson nab.
bed Chauffeur Johnson at First av.
and Columbia St
They testified he was going 30
miles an hour
Six other drivers paid small fines
yesterday afternoon.
Eleven more were arrested. all
on first offense.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12
HUMPHREYS
WRITES OUT
DAILY TALK

when Judge Humphries this
morning denied n motion Of Atty.
Mcmahon for the tcamsters' union.
asking for n change Of Judge. there
was no one save tho attorney pres.
cnt IN the courtroom. SO the Judge
dictated the following speech TO his
stcuographcr. instead Of delivering
II from the bench. and personally
handed copy 20 each OF the news
paper mon who saw him later In
the morning. informing them that IL
was tho speech he would have de-
llycrcd had there been an audience
present In the courtroom:
"Riah, at this time the people
are In . fever heat. A man
called me out a day or two ago
and took me out In the middle
Of the street and talked to mo
In regard 20 these soapbos ora
tors and their following. and he
says:
look here. there 10 no dsn-
ger OF anybody making an at.
tack upon you personally un-
Iess they can Get you out In
the woods or some place where
there la nobody around. and
then they might attack you,
but outside OF that there 10 no
danger: but ! am absolutely
trembling In fear. knowing
these people a. do, knowing
them better than suy man In
town. and ! want you 20 90 and
see the chief Of the fire depart.
r,ent and tell him 10 Get every
thing ready. that any night
there is liable 20 be . conflaGra-
ten here, 70 get his apparatus
ready and have hls water ready,
because these people srs get
ting desperate. and they. hsv-
Ina nothing at stake, are liable
20 se, q fire In the business
part Of this city. and | have
great fear on that account
well, felt that u want
my business 20 run around after
the chief of the fire depart
rrent. 30 I said nothing 70 him
about u. but this man wa very
much alarmed. Now. In this
Newspaper matter that came up.
was informed before the pa
per's owners arrest that GER
tain persons were eonspirlne 10
blow up the office and building
ard that they were going TO
wreak vengeance on the owner
In person and upon me, and
told the party who told me. who
pretended 20 know about II. 10
see the owner and Inform him
that he must look little out
and they did. and the owner In
formed me that no had three
men on guard night and day.
guarding the building and the
office and that he was looking
out for u.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12
WILL TRADE
ACREAGE FOR
CITY LOT

There are many such oppor-
tunities In The Star classified
columns. Have you a farm you
want to exchange for city prop
erty, or city property you want
to trade for a farm? If so, de-
eide quickly that you will try
Star classified ad and send II
In to us, and you will be sur
prised Mt the replies we will
bring to you. Star classified
ads have brought hundreds of
buyers and sellers together.
Phone your ads, Main 9400.
Bill will be mailed you.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12
CONVENTION ON

The Scandinavian Brotherhood OF
America. Pacific Coast order. il
holding its second session of thu
annual convention today. Officers
were elected this morning and this
afternoon the delegates were taken
for an automobile tour of the city.
The convention began In the
Swedish club hall Monday morning.
The days work consisted OF hearing
reports and appointing committees.
A banquet was rendered the 200
delegates in the evening, c. J.
Smith. grand president, presiding.
SAN FRANClSco.-The Ami.
mails Friend society today catered
protest against the "bull-dogging"
of steers at the California state
fair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-12
LEG IS CRUSHED

There was no change In the con-
dition OF Thomas Ratigan. II. who
was run over by freight train
Monday while sweeping up wheat
at the Hammond Milling Co. ~
the Providence hospital today Rat.
igan's condition Is serious. one leg
having been badly crushed. An ef-
fort will be made, however. to save
the injured limb. The youth lives
with his parents at 1922 +. Mad
isOn st