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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20

TO facilitate and improve Transports
ton by rail and water. Goou roaue'
which are at least equally important
have received practically nothlhs'
However. our government is at lasC
committed to federal aid in road I'M
provement, In the last session OF COLI
gress a provision for government aiu
was placed in the postotfice appro-
priation bill. This was duly approved
though the appropriation was cut 10
S5OO,OO0. The plan calls for eXperr
mental roads of modern construction
in every state that is willing TO appro-
pirate twice as much as its allotment
of the above sum. If it meets WIN
substantial support from the states
the government in due course Will
doubtless appropriate all the money
needed at the above rate to improve
roads all over the country.
Road Work in Various States.
Rhode Island, the smallest state In
the union, with an area of only 1850
square miles holds first rank among
all the states in it's percentage OF I'M
proved roads. Rhode Island boasts
49.14 per cent of her roads improved.
However. it does not follow that the
smaller states are the more progress
sive in the matter Of improving their
highways for Delaware, the next
smallest state, with an area OF 1850
square miles, has only 6.22 per cent OF
improved roads, while Massachusetts,,
been working on 1900 miles of state
and county roads at a cost of $22,OOO,-
900. The commissioners recently re-
ported that 5,907 miles Of county
roads and 1870 miles of state roads
will have to be built in order to COM
plete the system of good roads in that
state and has asked for new bond
issue of $50,000,O0O for the purpose.
The commission has also recommend
ed the planting of shade trees along
the roads of the state and asked for
the cooperation of the conservation
commission.
Mississippi has recently appropriate
ed $3,0O0,000 for the construction OF
good permanent roads. This being es-
sentially an agricultural state, this i'm
provement will be of great value in
making millions of acres of fertile
lands more accessible and their cult
walton more profitable and will mean
in fact, the dawn of new era in Mis-
sissippi.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20
WASHINGTON ITEMS

w ASIllltN YIN EMS
Johnson Taylor, pioneer of Stevens
county, died recently.
1t cost SOL, S5340 to hold the pri-
mary elections of last year; and SAL
1855 for the general election.
The government will throw open for
public entry 395S.52 acres of land in
Stevens and Pend Oreille counties on
May 20.
The dairy business has increased to
such an extent among the farmers
around Albion that the town has es-
tablished cream station.
The office force at the state prison
is being kept busy returning checks to
farmers throughout the state since the
last grain bag orders were cancelled.
| Announcement is made of the forma-
ton of the Hunt Manufacturing COM
pany, which will take over the plant
of the Gilbert Hunt company at Walla
Walla.
The business of the Newport post
office has increased more than 10 per
cent during the last year, not taking
into account the receipts from the par
eel post.
Rails for the Milwaukee railroad
from Beverly to Hanford are laid up to
within about 20 miles of Hanford.
They are expected to be in Hanford
| by March rs.
The agency of the Colville Indian
reservation, which has been at Fort
Spokane, Miles postoffice, for many
years, will be moved during the spring
to Nespelim.
Frank James, the once famous Mis-
souri, desperate, aged So, was in Ritz
vile last week looking for work on
farm. He has suffered a long time
from ill health.
The Columbia county commissioners
passed resolution recently to raise
the scale of wages paid laborers on the
county roads from So to $3.50 for
day of eight hours.
A commission to consider the pur-
chase of $4,000 worth of free textbooks
and supplies to be used in the Walla
Walla city schools next season was
appointed recently.
Congressman ]. w. Falconer of this
state has named James L. Hayden of
Fort Casey in Island county, as his
appointee to West Point academy, and
Carl Pyle of Wenatchee as first alter
nate.
A report from Deer Park states that
the dry kiln of the Standard Lumber
Co., near that place, was completely
Quilted by fire which took place from
spontaneous combustion. The loss is
$4,000.
Missing for 10 days and believed to
be the victim of foul play, Tacoma po-
lice are bending their efforts to find
! Mrs. H. H. Rosenthal, wealthy
woman residing in Othello, who dis
appeared in that city February g.
For the first time in the states his
tory a chief executive personally de-
livered a veto message to the legisla-
ture when Governor Lister Saturday
morning read his disapproval of senate
bill 459, the compromise state road
levy.
A fruit demonstration farm, to be as
near as possible the acme of perfec-
ton, calculated to educate growers
and to show investigators the posi-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20
WHEN NEARLY FIFTY MEN LOST
THEIR LIVES OFF BALTIMORE
HARBOR RECENTLY.
MONETARY LOSS NEAR HALF MILLION
Survivors of Crew Sign a Statement
Declaring Laws Were Complied
Neutrality-suspicious. Galore
Are Being Made.

Baltimore.-Efforts made to deter
mine the exact number of dead and in
jured as a result of the explosion of
dynamite March in the hold of the
British tramp steamer Alum Chine and
to ascertain the cause of the explosion
were only partially successful.
Seventeen bodies have been identi-
fled, two remain in the morgue I'M
identified, IL men among the missing
have been given up as lost and it is
thought that at least 10 stevedores,
who were known only by numbers, lost
their lives. Two of the 43 known in
jured probably will die.
Loss Near $50O,00O.
A conservative estimate of the prop
erty loss is between 100000 and $780,
000
The 10 survivors of the crew of the
Alum Chine signed sworn statement
in which they declared that the gov
ernmental laws regarding the load of
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20

gress will be to stimulate study and
discussion Of immigration problems. to
emphasize the Importance of receiving.
protecting and educating Immigrants
and to consider plans for more perfect
assimilation of aliens.
The congress will be attended by in.
dlviduals and organizations from vir-
tually every section of the west.
Among the governors of states in.
yited are Tasker L. Oddie, Nevada:
George P. Hunt, Arizona; Oswald
West, Oregon; Ernest Lister. Wash.
ington, and John M. Haines of Idaho
Governor T. w. Patterson of British
Columbia also has been invited to at.
tend
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20
INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT.

Lumber cut in British Columbia last
year amounted to 100000. 900 feet.
According to John Carter, one of the
largest operators in the district, the
log drive on the north fork of the
occur dAlene river will be between
10000 and $4,000 feet.
Inc British Columbia provincial
government will spend $4,000 this
year for the building of roads and
.ralis IN the Kaslo district. In addi-
bridges.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20

explosives were carried out, and that
fire of unknown origin in the bow of
the ship caused the explosion. The
men say they saw the fire before the
explosion.
With one exception the accounts
agree that there was only one ex-
plosion. A statement was made, how
ever, by William j, Bomhardt, assist
ant foreman of the stevedores, in
which he said a box that he and an
other stevedore carried exploded when
they set it on the floor. After the ex-
plosion, he said, he and IA others
scrambled out of the hold and got on
to the deck of the tug Atlantic. Bonn
hardt said that when they got to the
tug they saw smoke coming from the
hold of the Alum Chine and that 20
minutes elapsed between the time the
box exploded and the big explosion
came
Not CareIessness.
I'VE had not gotten more than 100
yards away from the Alum Chine when
she blew up" he said. Then the At
lantic caught on fire and we jumped
overheard. l can't remember what
happened after tina That is how the
explosion happened, it was not care
lessness. l was as careful as 1 could
| be-"
A coroners jury began an inquest
Monday. Steamboat Inspectors Wright
and White also begun an investigation
on Monday and Interstate Commerce
Commission Agent Frank McManamy
ana Colonel Dunno, U. S. A, retired,
Will continue their investigation.
The public service commission will
make thorough inquiry on behalf of
the state of Maryland.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20

He had an invariable way of asking
the wrong question or making the
wrong comment. So it was, when at
dinner party his neighbor, lady,
said to him: II am thorough be-
lever, you know, Mr.. Smith, that
mems clothes should match their hair;
black-haired man should wear black
clothes, a brown-haired man should
wear brown clothes. Don't you think
so?"
THAT may be-" bungled Jones, "but
suppose a man is bald?"-Saturday
Evening Post.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20
Alleged Dynamiters Out of Jail.

Leavenworth, Kan.-Henry w. I,eig.
leitner OF Denver, one of the 80 men
convicted at indianapolis Of conspiracy
to transport dynamite illegally, was re-.
leased from the federal prison here
Saturday. His bond was 100000.
Leigleitner is the 18th man Concerned
IN the case to receive his liberty
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20
PACIFIC COAST IMMIGRATION

Plans Are Completed for Congress to
Be Held In April.
San Francisco.-Prans for the Paci-
fic Coast immigration congress, which
will be held here April IA and Is, are
made public. The purpose of the con.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20
DlsAPPRovEs MADERo MURDER
Former President Not Pleased at
Death of Rival

London.-General Porfirio Diaz, be-
lore leaving Cairo, said that he strong
~ disapproved of the killing of Ma
zero. General Diaz regards the pres
ent situation in Mexico as very grave,
especially with. reference to finances.
General Diaz is on his way to Alexan-
drla and from there will go to Italy.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20

are they very much in lover"
guess SO. They send kisses to
eacn other by telephone and stand
waiting with their lips puckered If the
report is that the wire is busy."-New
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20

necessity and Importance than ever
beforehand it is up to us of the In
land Empire to get busy or lag far
behind in the procession.
Permanent Roads Needed.
The time has come when this coun-
try must consider the roads problem
seriously There is nothing that will
yield such handsome actual money re-
turns upon every dollar properly ex-
pended.
The increasing use of automobiles
is providing a great stimulus to the
good roads movement, bringing to its
active support an increasing number
of people who, as a class, have more
than ordinary means and influence.
Furthermore, the interest that is now
being displayed in the great national
highway across the continent through
the northern tier of states, and in the
Pacific highway from British Column
bia to Los Angeles, is helping to focus
attention upon the subject of good
roads.
Generally throughout the United
States, county and state governments
have been spending fair sums for sew
eral years on it's alleged roads. But
these funds have usually been distrib-
uted in manner amounting to politi-
cal patronage, the work has nearly
always been spasmodic and unsys-
tematic-not according to any definite
or scientific plan-and the results
have usually been of temporary ma
ture. Consequently enough money
has been practically wasted during
the last Is years to have provided this
country with fairly complete net
work of good permanent roads if it
had been expended to better purpose.
What is needed is the working out
of some practical plans whereby ma
tional, state and county governments
may cooperate in going after the road
problem on a scientific and systematic
basis and with the idea of making
such work as is done from year to
year of a permanent nature.
The United States government has
been very backward in the matter of
extending federal aid to the good
roads movement. The national gov
ernments of England, France, Ger
many, and other European nations
have taken direct supervision of the
public roads and their excellence is
the principal reason why those coun-
tries have reached such high stage
of intensive development and are cap
able of supporting the large popula-
lions they do. Our government, since
1873, has expended over $1,000, 900, 00O
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20

Alleging tin with lead German sci
enlist has produced a porous tin the
lightness of which is It's chief advan-
tage.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20
SALOON BUSINESS JOLTED
South Dakota Deals Death Blow tc
Mauv Bars.

Pierre, S. D.-The South Dakota
legislature. just before the final ad.
journment of the session recently
passed bill providing that only one
saloon license may be issued to each
900 inhabitants, with the exception
that two saloons are permitted in each
town regardless of size.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20

movement is gaining ground rapidly
there is keener realization of their
necessity and Importance than ever
beforehand it is up to us of the In
behind in the procession
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-20
BONDS GIVEN To
PREVENT DIVORCE:
UNUSUAL PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
TO PREVENT POSSIBLE III
VOGrE on TINS cOlrLE

CANTON. O.. July l9.-Tho holy
bend of matrimouy vil not Doe The
orly bond that joins Miss Elizabeth
Hodi. of Canton and Slsian Bratt
Dr.. of YOUNGSTOWN. when they are
wed tomorrow TO insure V"ddrd
bis. of the young couple and iron
clad agreement, backed by bonds
plad..ur 5000 farm and $t'"
cash. has been pat mp by the fathers
Of tho prospective bride aud bride
groom Th, young people JbcmseiFe.
hayo mo- doubt that their marriage
wu prove happy one They have
sworn eternal love to- one another
and declare that the agreement aud
bonds are entirely suporiluous. bur
the old folk. noting tho increase of
the divorce cyil decided % DO alI
they could Boo q legal way to max
tnr marriage stick 90 ught thar DO
rau never become Wkuott.t Br
tho terms of the agreement tho
BRIDEGROOM father promises that
I. on win never Loaf gamble,
drink. play bool or dance with any
,ouug women other than his wife.
TN. brides father. on the other
band. promises that Dis daughter
model wife. viii not gossip run
around with other men and Will cook
Z, tlr husbands satisfaction. s
Forfeiture of the 5000 bond IS 90
follow a violation OF tho promise
uH8. by either side
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-20
WAR MANEUVERS
IN SHENANDOAH
! ANOtS VALLEY AGAIN TO RE
SOlND TO SONG on BtGIE
CALL

WASHINGTON. Il. C.. July 10
The famous shenandoah VALLEY.
where "Phil' sheridan made his his
toric ride fifty years agot Is about
90 hear AGAIN the song of the buglc
the galloping of horses. the click OF
.carbinos and the boom OF cannon
Several regiments OF cavalry from
Fort Ethan Allen, VI. and For,
Ogolthorpe. Ga. and squadrons of
field artillery from Fort Meyer. Va
and Fort Reilly. kas. have arrived
In the valley, preparatory to begin
ming the mauouyers decided upon
some time ago hy the war depart.
mont For tho noX, two months the
soldiers viii maneuycr and fight over
the roads. hills and fields near Win
chester that figured In great cavalry
battles Ia the civil war
High officials OF the army and Of
ticials OF the war department at
tach great interest to the maneuy-
efs Tho necessity for rehibilita.
tiou of the cavalry was disclosed
when the general staff some time
ago made ambitious plans for the
REORGANIZATION OF the army so as
to prepare II for the defense Of the
country against attack by great
military power This resulted In the
sending to Europe last year of a
board OF six cavalry officers who
studied the cavalry organizations OF
the five leading military powers of
Flrupn Frr~ rorths were ap1r,
abroad by these officers and afifr
their return they prepared plans To-.
radical changes In the organization
aud us. OF cavalry OF the American
larmy.
These plans were carefully consid-
cred by the general staff and 1t was
decided that before adopting them
thcy should be- submitted 10 prac-
Itical test Secretary Garrison
therefore authorized the rathoring
iu the shenandoah for the trial The
tests viii take place under the direc-
tiou of Colonel e x Murray OF the
Twelfth Cavalry Scertary Carl
SON. tho member, OF the general staff
and numerous other officers OF IN e
army are expected 10 be- frequent
spectator Al the maucuyers during
the remainder of the summer and
early fall
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-20
FIRE FIGHTERS
HOLD CONVENTION
FIRE CHIEFS FROM ALL LARGE
CITIES 10 MEET IN NEW
YORK

AEW YORK.. fuly IL New York
city is preparing to entertain early
IN September the greatest gathering
of fire-fighters ever held. The oc-
casion will be the torty-first annuai
convention OF the International AS
sociation OF Fire Engineers. Fire
chiefs from nearly every large city
of the United states and Canada viii
be In attendance. In addition there
will be present representatives OF
the fire departments OF London,
Paris Doublin. Edinburgh. Frark-
fort. Melbourne. Cape Town, Honolu-
m and a number on ether foreign
cities
In connection with the gathering
mammoth exhibition OF modern
firc-nghting apparatus will be Civ
en- i'm the Grand Garden Palace. There
also will be- many outdoor demon
stratious hy New York firemen On
th, opening day Of the convention
there will be- a notable parade por-
trayiug the history OF organized fire.
fighting There will be examples OF
the old hand apparatus Horse
drawn engines will be- In line. and
as a climax will be- seen the modern
motor driven engines. trucks and
carts old time vamps wearing
their uniforms. will take place in the
parade
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-20
Simmons DEFENDS
NEW TARIFF BILL
PROCLAIMED NEW MEASURE A.
SATISFACTORY ANSWER To
POpJ LAR DEMANDS
TO HELP ALL OCCUPATIONS
Bill Not Iurtful a. Farmer ~ Nearly
Everything he Bays Has Been
Placed un Free
List

b. Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. u. C.. July H.
The DEBATE on the tariff BEGAN IN
earnest with Chairman simmons OF
the finance committee proclaimlns
the new bin as satisfactory answer
20 the demand for tariff revision
downward
Senator Cummins. speaking from
the progressive republican stand
point. declaring 1t would carry the
democratic party 20 defeat simmons
contention that the bin did not dis.
criminate against the farmer, whlle
Cummius asserted the democratic
party treated the farmer as an out
Law and vigorously assaIled Presr
dent Wilson for participation u
framing bill by coercive abuse OF
power.
simmons recouuted the farm pro
ducts the measure would place on
the free list. and said every man
whatever his occupation, viii be a
beneficiary In some direction 10 q
greater or less degree OF this general
system of reductions. The farmer
has been shown special considera-
ton. Practically everything he
buys has been put ou the free list or
the duty 1reatly reduced.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-20
TREATY
WITH NICARAGUA
NEW FElTJRES INCLUDE NIR.
TIAL CONTROL on AFFAIRS
OF THE RTplBIIC.
TO SET UP P70TECTORATE
This Government Would Have Simi.
lar luthoriy tu That Nuw IN
c'ciscd Over Cuba, AMI r.
Favored hy senators

Ny h p'UI luH..
WA5UiNGTON. u. G., July le
Secretary pryan at conference
with the senate ioroi-n rciauons
committee. outlined the new features
of the Nic.raguau treaty involving
virtual control of affairs in that
republic by a United States protecto-
rate. similar Co that now exercised
over Cuubl.
Under this treaty the United
State would have sweeping control
of Niciravuan affairs with power to
regulate foreign relations and fnau-
ccs Senators tonight profess belief
that should the tro1ty hc ratified by
both countries efforts would be-
made TO negotiate similar treaties
with all the republic of Central
Armrlca. Many senators strongly ia
yor such course aa necessary TO per
mauo1t nicy and control of the Pan
anna canal
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-20

NEW YORK, July 49, Judge
Roger A. Pryor, former Justice OF
the supreme court OF Ncw York and
one OF the few SURVIVING generals of
thc Confederate States Army at
tanned his oirhty-fuh birthday ami
vvrsary today. Judge Pryor Is a
native oi VlrEinia and in early It
WAS congressional representative
from that state At the beginning
of the civil war hc was elected %
member ot the nr- Confederate
States Congress Later Dee entered
thp southern army as colonel and
rose Go the rank of hrlgadicr. ecHor-
aL After the war hc located iu NeV
York cItv. whore be- became one of
tho noted leaders OF the bench and
bar
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-20
ALL AMENDMENTS
WERE DEFEATED
REPORTS IP TO MIDNIGHT INDI.
CATE All AMENnMtNTS
DEFEATED
CARRIED IN FEW COUNTIES.
Amendments Carried In licNar. IRA.
Wis and Potter. AMI Dallas
County Gave Majority Ia
i'iist Two
Special to The News.

fi''NiAA ~ iN' fF'FH
DALLAS. Texas. July 10 Reports
gathered at Dallas up 90 midnight
saturday Indicate the defeat OF an
three proposed constitutional amend
wents. The Austin state hcadquar-
ters for resolution rs, the University
bond amendment threw up the
sponse shortly before L. o'clock and
admitted tha; the amendment had
been beaten
Hardly county of any size has
filed returns iudicating the passagc
of any OF the measures HeNar cour
ty and Travis county seem 10 be- the
lone exceptions.
Complete reports from bcNar give
Ia majority 90 an three amendments
while incomplete returns from Travis
DO likewise. Dallas county gave q
small majority to the two first ann.
cudments but turned down the uni
ycrsity bonds decisiyely.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-20

NEWARK. y J.. July ~ Ncar-
b one hundred persons. many of
them children. we're injured. only
two Of them seriously. 600 O. panic u
@ moving oirturc exhibition here ,aat
night The stampede followed thr
setting OF of O. flashIiEht 90 take
photograph of the crowd
The exhibition was being given by
the state BOARD of Health 300 ron.
junction with tho Newark Aut-Tu-
herrulosis Association ana hundreds
OF foreigners were among tho 1000
or more persons present Tho FAIL
u-e of tho f0roieuors Zoo understand
n notice flashed upon the screen that
thr picture would be- taken E Doc.
icyod o. account for tho panic
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-20
lnnk .kcllc, McdLIine

YORK uAEBOK. Nc. july lH.
The voddiur OF Mis- Naplia Jcrroli
Kelley daughter of Commander j
% HerroII Kelley a. S. a. retired,
and Nr KELLEY and Thomas Me.
kooVr COOK. Jr took place Zoo
Trinity church here lhs afternoon
.u fh' presence OF 90 roflllo assomh-
'Hr, Tho lrII, $50. attended by
Dor sister Nr. S'au-aury Brady of
baltimore. and tho bridegroom had
Hi- cousin. James SuIIy ir of
rlu burg a hoH man The church
ceremony was followed Hy large ro-
,..'ior 90 tHn York iIarbor Country
club
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-20
EI.BIi.~ uItIAEI FRIEND.
~Hlp IOE NI1ID STATES

NNTANOHAS NrE. july TO-
Na 'or th, American people TOR
tUr 'ui.H State. government ana
fur OBJ. .v of Erufu.slI,. just
aero. tno E.o Grtu1r aoro sr1utcl
Dos 5000 CON ffHrun3Hf troop. aul
% ars. gathering of citizens he,c
iOiaf.
Tho demonstration took place W
front of tic American Consulate. au'
was part uI IH. .rr.ta~.ar, roIoUra
zion %. tho death of nouiio Juarol
th, NrNHu patriot
Major HaU@ .uU. OF STAIR %
a,u H.ar.u. addro uE Consul
Iobnsun. deprecated the recent anti
American demonstrations u tho city
o' NrN,u and ra.'rm'd tb, friend
ship %. fHe Com,utloua.ist fnr The
United States