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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-11-24
OIL MILL BURNED.

Thomasvllle, Ala, Nov. 23.-Fire
last night destroyed the Gil mill of
the ThomasyllIe Mill and Storage
Company's plant here Violent fire.
men saved 1000 bales OF cotton.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-11-24
NO SOCIETY AT WHITE House..

Washington, Nov 23.-It was an.
nounced officially at the White House
today that there will be no social sea
son at the executive mansion this
winter. All large functions viii be
eliminated.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-11-24
GERMANS ARE OPTIMISTIC.

Berlin, Nov. 22.-The German gen.
eral staff, referring TO important OPP
erations in Poland, now nearing de-
cisiye outcome, announced today that
it considered the situation every
where favorable.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-11-24
APPEAL
DENIED BY j. s.
SUPREME COURT
3
JUSTICE LAMAR REFUSES THE
WRIT OF ERROR FILED IN
FAMOUS CASE.
ONE CHANGE IS NOW LEFT
Franks Only Hope is Some Action
by Governor Slaton, Which Seems
Very Ooubtful-End of Case is Now
IN Sight.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Justice La
mar Of the United States supreme
court today denied the appeal of Leo
M. Frank of Atlanta, Ga, for writ of
error to review the conviction for the
murder of Mary Phagan. The appeal
was argued by attorneys represent
ing Frank Saturday.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-11-24
BATTLE MAY NOW BE
ON I'M MEXICO CITY.

Vera Cruz, Nov. 23.--it is reported
today that Zapata and his army at
tackled Mexico Ciy today and fight
ing is in progress in the capitals
streets.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-11-24
CAN'T HEAR FROM

New York, Nov. 23.-~Efforts to get
into communication with Mexico city
today failed
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12

seizure an allotment from the $500,
600 appropriation sufficient to estab-
lish aud equip a large serum labora-
tory at the university. big enough to
furnish serum for all the Dorthwe est
states. but the secretary of aRricul
ture maintains that the appropriation
is none too large to pay the expenses
of Geld work that must be done this
summer aud can not make the allot
ment. l have proposed TO the de-
partment, however. that Il Rllot
$500 a year from the regular appIop
riation, which will enable the govern
ment TO delail one expert to the
University of Idaho where he can
cooperate with the state officials in
the serum laboratory now in opera
tion and that recommendation Is now
being oonsidared by the secretary.
If this detail can be made the uni
veisity laboratory will be ahle to
materially in0I ease its output of
serum, aud will be able to furnish
large part of the serum needed by
the farmers of Idaho.
elf We could secure an appropria.
tlon cr allotment nf $4,000 added
Senator Brady 1--WE would be
able to establish at Moscow lahoIR
tory In the Rocky Mountain states
aud the department agrees that this
serum wonld be preferable TO that
manufactured IN the east. Should
an opportunity present itself later In
the session TO seizure such sn Rpprop
riatlon I will endeavor to have II
made"
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12
PIummer Man
Gets Verdict

The case f. II Daniels against the
Plummer Mercantile company. n
MuCaflin, d Thomas, AMI Will
liam NARROW was tried In the district
court Friday on appeal from the
Probate court. aud resulted In q
judgment for the plaintiff the deci
son of the probate, G urt being re
versed
The case was for damages for the
eoversion of certain lot uf wood
aud ties alleged 60 be the property Of
the plaintiff which had been taken to
writ Of attachment against another
marty
Tue total judgment including oosts
amouted 20 about tour hundred dol
lars
Other uases of tine same nature are
pending In which Mr. Daniels Is
plaintiff aud Karl NJ Kramer. George
MoFadden and William MArlow are
defe adants
William, d Keeton of this city Is
attorney for Mr. Daniels while Elder
aud Elder aud Black and Wernette
represented the defendants
The action Was bitterly contested
as It was undersood that the de, ,isIon
IN that case practically settled the
remaining ones
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12

situation later.
II is peculiar II not an interest
lug coinoident that Mr. Heitman who
Is former chairman of the Republi-
can state central committee, Is conn
sci In legal action that hrings him
m dirert conflict. legally with Rob
eit II. Elder national committeeman
from Idaho OF the Democratic party.
Outfide of politics they are strong
friends.
The visit of Mr.. Hsitman to Boise
at this time aud his non committnI
attitude only adds to the speculation
is to the possibility of his becoming
candidate. His prohibition affiiia
titn are we'll known having been an
advocate Of the dry oLuse for many
years and not an eleventh hour con
vert to that cause This Is one of
The reasons why the dry forces are
urinRing every pressure to hear on
nim It Is said to get him into the
race for governor.
ilis activities In Kootenai county
nave attracted statewide attention
f1r he entered the race to STAMP the
saloon out Of that county aud instit
tied his fight for the prohibition
'ause In his home ciy, Rathdrom.
shere he was active 10 prosecuting
he toOtleggers. When the commits
iisrs of KOotenai county turned down
The petitions Of the drgs for local
lption on technical grounds Mr..
tleitman took the ught W TO bring
the issue so squarely before the com
missioners that they Could not dodge
It. He had the petitions circulated
narried them to the commissioners
and succeeded In getting favorable
4otion on the calling Of local op-
tlon eleotiun. The result Was that
Kootenai county went dry. Capital
News
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12
Nc Cracker Is Out
For Congress

Robert M. MnOraLken, an attor
ney. of Boise, Will be candidate
for the republican nomination for
congress at the primary to be held
IN Idaho September /. Mr.. MoOrao-
ken is returning home from Sand
point, where he attended the state
con sention OF the Modern Woodmen
Of America. The convention chose
nim as one Of iis delegates to the
national convention of the Modern
Woodmen at Toledo, Ohio. next
month.
81 propose t. make my fight for
the republican nomination for con-
gress on strictly progressive lines
said Mr. McOracken. "DnrinR my
service as a member Of the leglsla
ture ia Idaho for two terms work
ed and voted for legislation along
progressive lines. Most of the legis
latlon which advocated has been en-
acted into Law some of It while J
aas a member of the house Of repre-
sentatl,es; refer to the local op
tlon law which | wrote; the anti
pass Law; the direct primary law
aud the child labor law
al nov stand for the prohibition
Of the liquor traffic f.r beverage pur
poses both statewide and nation
wide
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12
Will Cruise
Timber Lands
ASSESSOR ACTON ASKS FOR AUTHORITY
Wants to Employ Men Enough to Complete Work
By July First

The county commissi ners and As
sessor Acton have decided not to give
up the attempt TO get fair Rssess
ment OF the timhe lands this year al
though the ooutt decided against the
commits. toner's In the action brought
by o. White enjoInlng them from
paying q " Pelham for cruising the
lands
Assessor Acton has given public
notice that on June ilth he Will
amply TO the county commissioners
for authority to employ as many
uuisers astimaiors aud clerical assls-
iants as are necessary to cruise and
estimate the timber lands OF the
county. Under law this notice must
he published for four weeas and for
that reason the application will not
be made to the commissioners until
jane l'th
IL is a foregone conclusion that
the commissioners will grant this re-
uuest as they are more determined
now tnan sver before that the timber
land shall be cruised for The purpose
II obtaining an equal assessment ana
hey believe this Is the only way that
one can be obtained.
Under the law the assessment
must be completed by July first and
1. will take small army of men
to cruise Cnd estImste the timber
laad of the county although the rs
SCISSOR will probably uss the estimates
already obtained az far as they 60.
In this way Assessor Acton aud the
commissioners expect to accomplish
hat the district conrt declared Mr.
Acton had not proceeded legally to
10 ~ employing Mr.. Pelham
It Is not thought likely that the
commissioners Kill appeal fromJudge
Flynn'a decision In the ease because
1t could not be possible to have the
case argued In the supreme court
and obtain a decision in time tU
finish the cruising so rs Go use the
estimates this year even II the deoi
sion was favorable.
They think that the method adopt
cd by Mr. Acton is the only way that
the cruising oaa be done 30 the esti
mates can be used this year aud they
are determined to have be assessment
qualified it possible before theil
term of office expires.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12
Heitman Keeps
Them Guessing

Although prominently mentioned
as possible Republican guberuatoriRl
timber and urged by drys on ell
sides 70 shy mis- hat into the ring,
CHARTS l. Heitman Of Rathdrum,
who Is ia the city on legal matters
pending before the supreme socurt. ls
sill non comnittal as to what his
future action will he, politically. He
says he ia completely enRrossed for
the time being with important legal
matters that demand all Of bis atten
iion and that politically he has moth
log to say now. lie VIII be IN Boise
for several days 1t Is possible that
having unburdened himself Of the
legal duties on hand he may give out
an Interview bearing on the political
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12
Fire AT
COeur
CITY GETS BIG SCARE
Northern Pacific Depot and Ware
Houses Burn

With gale sweeping off the lake
at sixty miles an hour Occur d'Alene
had the wOrst tlre scare of years last
Friday afternoon The Northern Paoi
iio depot, freight house aud ware
house we're burned with practically
all their contents The plant of the
Occur A lene Lumber company, In
Guiding the sawmill planning mill dry
sheds and many million of feet of
lumber 10 the yards was saved only
by heroic effort The freight loss Is
about $1,000
just before three O'Clock Northern
Pacific depot employees discovered
blaze IN the south end Of the depot
extension used to receive freight The
building was of pine aud the ter
rific wind scattered the fire almost
instantly to ell parts of the interior
Within few minutes the fire burst
out of the windows doors and roof
aud communicated to the adjoining
structure on the north used as a pas
seager depot express telegraph agents
aud clerks offices
The fire department a few moments
before had been called to Seventh
and Harrison street a mile away and
there wah no organized method of
onm batting the fire nntil the force
could return by which time the blaze
had spread across the railway track
to the east and cauRht IN the railway
company wooden bnilding used for
freight This building was consumed
With all contents
About fifty feet north of this build
ing Was the south end of the wooden
coal sheds, OF the Occur d'Alens
Lumber company and here the battle
for supremacy between the fremer
and the flames was waRed 10 holC
the Ere here probably meant the
safety OF the big mill plant and tbs
town Several times the building ig
nited but the fire fighters we're equa
to the emergency aud held contro
till finally after burning fieTcely fo
over a half houi the flames began tt
subsIde
About 3 80 o m rain began to fsl
bringing further relief from DANCE
Of flying embers carried hundreds o.
feet on the wind Several blaze
starting from these embers we're dis
covered and suppressed Twice th
! dry sheds ot the Occur d'Alene mil
: caught fire this way
The loss on buildings is lnoonsi
derRbIe They we're old and woull
have been replaced this year with
rOdeIu depot structure plans 10
which have been drawn Buildin
operations only await the action q
the executive officers at ST Paul
Practically all express hooks an
records OF the railway comp ny tele
graph Instruments ana undelisere
bagRage wert saved All frsigt
Was totally destroyed This include
Q a car Of -four car OF vinegar half ci
Of beer one ton auto truck one hugs
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12
Shooting ARRAY
In Santa Hotel
A. ]. MEYERS SLIGHTLY WOUNDED
Proprietor NJ Gary Says He Acted in Self Defense
Released on Bail Until Hearing

A shooting atfray tnok place at
the commercial Hotel st Santa Sa ur
ag evening. lnmberjaok ny the
name of A j. Meyers being shot by
NJ. Gary proprietor of the hotel
Meyers name to tails city Sunday
evening and went to the st Maries
hospital where the wound was dress
Ell
The injury Hss not by auv means
through Meyers left cheek and
through the fieshy part of the neck
making four holes one where IL enter
el the cheek one where it left the
cheek one where It entered the neck
aud another where it passed out
After he had his wound dressed
Meyers telephonod the sheriif's office
and had Gary arrested
representative of the RECORD got
the following version of the trouble
from Meyers According TO his story
he had been at work at COS's camp
aud oame ia Saturday With three
companions. Geo. Murphy. James De
Mars aud Joe Bauehe he went into
the Oommercial Hotel and got sup
per. The other three got through
eating first and came out. aud Gary
asked them for the paw for their sun
per. They told him that they did
not have any money hut that Meyers
had asked them into supper and
would psy the bill. Joe Bauehe had
reen unabie to pay for his dim er
aud Gary thought they we're trying to
beat him out of their suppers In the
same manner. lie became angry
aud hot words ensued
Meyers came out from the dining
room aud paid for his own meal aud
the meals OF the three others After
he paid he took Gary to task for
having questioned tue other men 8
ability to pay
lie told Gary that he would not
permit him to 'baWl out his
friends when he invited them to
nome 10 aud eat with him. He said
he had plenty of money to pay for
what he got and he would not allow
anyone to "bRwl them out''. Ao-
eording to his oNn story he grew
quite noisy and Gary ordered him
nut of the hotel aud during the argu
ment that followed the shooting 90
ourred the bullet striking him ia
the cheek lie then lett the hotel
aud tried to find an officer TO arrest
Gary but learned that there was NJ
officer In town
We we're unable to get into com
munioatIon with Mr. Gary and are un
able to give his story of how the
shooting uoourred
M Gary was notified by telephone
that warrant was out for his arrest
aud he came do~n met the sheriff
herer
His preliminary examination wa
set for next Monday aud he gavI
bail for his appearance at that time
His defense will be that the mel
we're drunk and set upon him aud h.
acted in self defense.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12
OF Interest to
Fruit Growers

There is an insect that is doing
considerable damage to straw berries
and other plants in this vicinity.
Mr.. W. F. Soutt has received
numerous inquiries la regard to
them and the best means of exermi-
mating them The insects we're un-
known to him and he recommended
srsenate of lead but determined to
consult others who had none exper-
ience and sent a numter OF, the in
sscts to the agricultural expel lment-
al station of the university.
He received the following reply
Which will prove of interest to fruit
gIowers:
Dear Sir:
Your letter of recent date, and
package of Insects a. hand. will
say that have examined the insects
and hnd Them to be the insect known
as the flea beetle. They are quite
tad in some sections of the country,
attacking various plants. such as the
strawberry. potato. etc. good
application of Bnrdsaux Mixture at
the ra,e of 90 will hold them In
check. Bordeaux is made by using
10 lime. 10. bluestone to so gal
Ions of water. The lime IS slaoked
the limestone dissolved In water, the
two mixed together. then the requir
ed amount of water added. l see nc
reason why arsenRte of lead would
not also hold them la check.
Yours respectfully
q. o. Vincent
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12
Campaign Against
Hog Cholera

Ia response to the earnest recon
nendatIoE of Senator Brady. backed
by Representative Smith aud Dean
Carlyle OF the University of Idaho
the department of agriculture has
agreed to institute at once cam
paiRn TO eradicate tog cholera on
the Twin Falls aud neighOoring irri-
cation projects This WORK will be
done under the appropriation Of
5000, 600 secured recently through
the efforts Of the Idaho senaotr some
thing like $4,000 being allotted to
Idaho
Under the plan as approved the de-
partment of agriculture Will send
four experts to Twin Falls the red
erai government taking comp lete
charge Of the situation but with the
understanding that it will have the
active assistance II tie University Of
Idaho The department will furnish
all the serum that may be required
for thi work and it is expected ths
experts will be In the field practical
ly all summer
''In addition to this the depart
ment VIII send a general educational
man trained Ia e cholera work tS
work Ia other districts 10 Idaho
where nog cholera is prevalent pri
marily With a view to lnstruotiug th'
farmers 10 the proper method of us
ing serum
Il had been hopeful, continued th
senator ''that we would be able &
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12
BTanSOn Building
More Railroad

G. A Branson was down from Big
Greek Monday lie has been chip
ping logs to the Milwaukee Lumber
company from one of his camps for
the past two weeke but 1t will be
some time probably three weeks. be-
fore he can start shipping from the
other.
lie has two or three miles of rail-
road to build and WIS obliged IN
take the men from the second camp
to do this work
lie WIS trying to hire ten or twelve
men to take up with HIM and set tn
work
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12
Mrs. Elliott Starts
Divorce Action

Ethel S Elliott of this city through
her attorney William d Keeton has
started an action in the district court
Tor a divorce from her husband Al.
bert E Elliott
She Is asking for a divorce on the
grounds OF failure to support which
she alleges has continued since Sep
tember 1912
According to the complaint they
we're married at Davenport Washing
ton Jan. l l9lc. They have no
children aud there is no community
property.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12
Bruun Brings
Foreclosure Suit

George l.. Bruun has instituted
suit against Charles II. Scott and his
Sife. Edna Scott, for foreclo ure
mortgage on lot A. block SO. govern
nent townsite to recover Sl5s 80,
alleged balance due on note Of
t22s.25 dated February 1918. Mrs
Scott was the chief witness for Mrs
Bruuu wife of the plaintiff in this
Ease during the ,olumlnous litisati, q
last summer Ia which the BRUINS
sete tbs coutesting parties vaTiously
for divorce and division bf property
A. L. Morgan formerly of this city
hut nov of moscow is counsel foi
Bruun.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12
A. J. StOddard
Passes Away

Albert Stoddard died Saturday
night at his home IN Riverdsle of
dropsy from which be has been suffer
Ing for the past two years
Funeral services we're held at Null
uahy's undertaking parlors, Monday
afternoon Rev Harvey, pastor Of
the Methodist church officiating
The deceased was forty three years
Of age aud a native Of Wisronsin lie
came west In 1908 aud settled here
about swo years ago since which time
he has lived on his place near River
dale.
lie leaves a wife here and a mother
aud brother In Wisconsin to mourn
his death
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12

and several wagons Many articles
of less value also burned The car
load of -four was uonsIRned TO Nelson
Brothers Rrocers but had been
receipted for by the Merchants Tran
sfer company which wss in the act
Of removing It for delivery So far
as can he learned the Tire losses
we're uninsured
The fire is believed to have oriei-
mated from a spark from one of the
lake steamers Many boats make
their landing at the adjacent dock.
and one Is known to have put out
from there a few minutes before the
fire WIS discovered
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12
French
Explains
WAS MISREPRESENTED
Voted for Mexican Resolution As
It Was Finally Passed

Congressman Burton l.. French
has issned an open letter to the
9'ople of idaho which has been
given to the press of the state for
publication. Congressman French
complains that poitlon of the state
press has deliberately misrs presented
his position upon the recent resolu.
tion which was presented Ia congress
to sustain the president ID acoor
dnce with bis request In his message
upon the Mexican situation prior TO
he date which Vera Cruz wss taken
by the American forces under Ad-
mlral Fletcher. The letter of Con
gressman French is as follows:
ITO the People of Idaho
"a few of the newspapers of the
state have published the statement
that I opposed sustaining President
Wilson In maintaining American
honor against Mexico and have made
such utterly untrue asssrtiou4 that
the people are entitled to know the
facts
al am uot quick to believe that
any nessparer would Lurposelv
make mis- statement and assume
they have acted I'm good faith
"On April 30 the house considered
the Flood resolution touching Mex
loo When the resolution WAS report
ed to the house by the committee u
struck me "a not tending to promote
peace but war aud disooFd
''First ] believed that president
Wilson already had all power that
the resolution conferred and that
his exercise Of power would not re
regarded AZ a declaration Of war but
that resolution of congress Ia the
language used would be such de.
clAration
"second Il favored specifically
stating that the resolution was II
declaration of war voted for tn,
following amendment:
" Provided That nothing hereIr
contained shall be construed as de
clar4,ion Of var
Amazing rs It may seem now II
view Of The facts that the senat
adopted a similar amendment th
majority of the house voted thi
amendment down
"On the Hluod resolution vote
'no' Rs the ress reported on April 2
''rhe resolution now went TO Ga
senate The senate amended houa
resolution:
"First by strikiug out all mentio
of Huerta
Second by broadenlr the iesolt
tlon
Third by inserting the speoif
statement that the resolution was D,
declaration of war in the follo'
ing language:
BE 1t further resolved That a
United States disolaims any hostilll
tie Mexican people OF any purpo
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12
Two Suits Filed
In Justice Court

Suit Was filed IN Justice Ohas e
Sohulte's court Saturday by Armour
and 90 against Buel & Dairy. lug
giup contractors for the balance due
IN running account
The Idaho Mercantile company
also filed n ault in the same court
against O O Dllls for an account due
Both cases are set for trial on
Friday of this week Attorney " d
Keeton appears for the plaintiff 10
both OF hese cases
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12

A. b Carscalleu Of Occur d'Alene
WAS IN this oiiy Monday on his way
TO Tyson. The Stack Gitbs Lumber
oompany has about SIX hundred feet
~ trsstlework to build over the
mouth OF Santa creek on the new
logging RAILROAD which hey are build
ING. and he vent up &c figure on it
Mrs James Krsuk, VINO has been
Saving IN Spokane for the past six
months, Is expected home tomorrow.
She has beea 10 the Sacred Heart
hospital for the last six weeks belug
tlealed for ulcers u the stomach.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12

T. n. Vroman was Ia this city
Saturday from his homestead. lie
.tatss that the Alder Greek railroad
company has put Grew Of lity msn
at wor on the eastern end Of h rail-
'oRd aud are busy grading. There
Is absut seventeen miles between
the bud Of the grade on the east aud
the end of the grade on the west.
q N Mossly was at BenWah lake
Sunday to try the bass dshinR
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-12

Mr. and Mrs A F. slioknsy went
down 20 Renwsh lake sundly for an
ou'Irg.