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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-20
EXPLOSION CAUSE
OF A SERIOUS FIRE
Home of Richard Bierley Dam
aged to Extent of $3.50 in
Early Morning Blaze.

The home of Richard Bierley, 1915
Fifth avenue, was damaged to the er
tent of $3.50 in a serious blaze at 5:l5
this morning, which for a time threat
ened to consume the entire dwelling
Only the parlor of the house escaped
damage.
Mrs. Bierley lighted gasoline stove
this morning, preparatory to washing
a basket of clothes. Without warning
the stove exploded, throwing the burn
ing fluid all over the room. Luckily
the woman was not standing near al
the time. The firemen succeeded IN
confirming the flames to the interior OF
the home after 80 minutes OF nara
work. When the blaze was at us
height Bierley attempted to rush into
the kitchen to save a pocketoook' pu'
was forced back by the dense smoke.
No insurance was carried on the iu''
nishings or structure. The properly
is owned by Mrs. E. Drury, Galesoure.
Canadian Quarantine Lifted.
Washington, Nov. 20.-Quarantlne
shipments from CANADA
to the United States was lifted W
day.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
TRANSPORTATION NOTES.

The supreme court of the state of
Washington, sitting en- banc, has held
constitutional the five per cent gross
earnings tax imposed upon express
companies doing business in the state
by the 1911 legislature. The decision
will add about $4,000 a year to the
tax income of the state.
1t has been announced that the
American Express Co. will cooperate
with the Wells, Fargo & Co. in TAX
ing the business of the United States
Express Co., which has gone out OF
business. Both companies will &C.
cupy all of the offices of the retiring
company and handle the business
jointly.
For a consideration reported to be
$1,700,000, title to 81 miles of the
North Yakima & Valley Railroad Co.,
has passed to the Northern Pacific, of
which it has always been a subsidiary,
through the Northwestern Improve
ment Co. The lines affected are those
from North Yakima to Mckee City and
to Naches City, from Parker to Gran
ger, from Toppenish to Farron and
from Cowiche Junction to Weikel.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
STOCK AND CROP NOTES.

About 35 carloads of cherries of the
Bling, Lambert and Republican varie-
ties, have been shipped by the Milton
Fruit Growers union and the Lamb
Fruit Co. at Freewater, Ore, during
the past three weeks, and 1875 tons of
Royal AIMS have been sold to the
Oregon Packing Co. to be made into
Maraschinos.
Returns from cherry shipments at
Kennewick, Wash, show that one
firm alone handled $4,000 crates of
Bings and Royal AIMS which netted
the growers $4,000. The price to the
grower this year averaged from Z
cents for AIMS to s1k cents for Bings.
A conservative estimate of the total
cherry shipments from there for the
season is 10000 crates.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
Forced to Surrender
Woman JUDGE Increases lines.

Kansas City-"A woman who dis
obeys the law should be treated just
like man." said Miss Lura Middaugh.
who acted as judge in the Kansas
City (Kan) police court in the alb
sence ofsJudge Brady She was the
first woman to set on the municipal
bench there. After making this state
ment she fined two women charged
with maintaining liquor nuisances,
500 and $500. She also increased the
price for getting intoxicated by rails
ing the fine from the customary S.
to $35
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
WOULD BE MEXICAN PRESIDENT
It Was Thought LascuraIn Had a Sure
Thing.

Washington Unofficial advices
reaching Washington are to the effect
that Pedro Lascurain, former secre-
tary in President Madero's cabinet,
would be chosen to succeed General
Huerta as president of Mexico and that
Huerta, resuming his former post as
chief of staff af the army, would be
dispatched to foreign post, probably
to France.
Whoever might be elected was re-
ported to be ready to turn over the
presidency go a Provisional government,
and General Huerta is willing to leave
the country on the order of his sue
cessor, thereby saving his face.
When President Madero and Vice
President Suarez were assassinated in
Mexico City Lascurain was the logical
successor to the presidency of the re-
public. He presented his resignation
but it was not accepted because there
was no quorum of the Mexican con
gress, present. Theat left Lascurain
under the terms of the Mexican con.
stitution, its logical president. Huerta
however, assumed the dictatorship.
Huerta, it is reported, is now ready
to depart, and his principal reason fol-
flight, being to save his family.
vessel to take the Huerta family Is
said to be waiting at Puerta, Mexico.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
ON PACIFIC COAST

Arthur Rybtsky of San Francisco, an
aviator. was killed July 4.
Mount Hoods long extinct volcanic
crater burst into flam Sunday night
Mrs. Annie Borrman, who weighed
400 pounds, lost her balance while
leaning out of a window in San Fran
cisco, taking a fall that killed her
The barge George C. Tobey. formerly
the bark of that name, engaged in
trade between San Francisco and Port
land, struck a rock and sank in Sey-
mour narrows, British Columbia, being
a total loss with cargo of coke.
The promotion of better under
standing among the nations of the
world especially between Japan and
the United States, Canada, New Yea
land and Australia, is the aim of a
new society to be founded at Toxic.
The canal government has gone out
of the railroad business through the
transfer to the Panama railroad of
practically all of the tracks and trans
portation facilities which were opera
ted in connection with the canal build
ing.
Fire of mysterious origin completely
destroyed the Oceanic dock at Port
land Sunday morning and entailed a
damage of s15O,OOO The dock was
owned by Balfour, Guthrie & Co. No
one was injured. The fire was the
third disastrous water front blaze this
spring, all along one section of the
water front.
At the sound of 81 guns the flags
of all nations were given to the breez-
es Saturday on the grounds OF the Pa
nama-Pacific international exposition
at San Francisco, but topmost among
them was the great banner floating
from the giant pole given by Oregon
said to be the Hottest in the world.
Vancouver, B. C.-When five Hindus
who were PERMITTED to go ON the gov
eminent immigration launch July a
from the Komogata Maru to parley
with three local Hindus in regard to
better food conditions turned to board
their own boat again they found the
gangplank drawn up, and Gurdit
Singh, the leader, refused to permit
them to go on board, insisting that
they were playing trai or in complain
ing to the local Hindus of the food on
the boat
1t is an suspicious opening that is
planned for the Panama-Pacific expo,
sition. The assemblage of a fleet of
100 warships representing the navies
of the world, at Hampton Roads, the
passage through the Panama canal,
with the famous old battleship Oregon
carrying President Wilson in the lead
and the advent of this armada at the
Golden Gate will be an event of really
notable moment 1t presages the
making of the San Francisco show
something other than the too-fre
quently recurring events of the kind
in recent years. The trouble with
most worlds fairs is that they are
just fair, and, hence have become oc.
currences of only passing interest. A
really representative and creditable
exposition would prove of Importance
to the Pacific coast.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
Would Copy Our Laws

The United States pure food laws
are held up as a model by Alfred
Moore, secretary of the British Pure
Pure Food and Health society, who
upbraids the Englishman for his
apathyalong this line. The British
public, he says, is defrauded of over
$300,000,000 annually through adulter.
ated foods, yet refuses to take the
slightest interest in protective law.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10

In Alberta province the value OF
live stock, dairy products, poultry and
eggs is four times that of the grain
crops. The value of the former is
we'll up to the sum OF $4,000 900,
while that of the grain crop will not
exceed s30,000,000. The income from
the former will reach $40, GOO, 900 this
year, while the value of grain sold
will be less than 5000, 900.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
Many Nations Congratulate Us.

Observation-Disclosures Wilson the
4th received messages from the rulers
of the principal nations Of the world
and from American societies in for
eign countries congratulating him and
the American people on the 13Sth an
niversary of the independence of the
United States.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
Spokane Neoro chauffeur killed.

Spokane.-Murdered apparently for
the few dollars he possessed, Robert
Miller, a negro chauffeur, age 20, was
found dead in the garage of his en-
ployer, Charles F. Jackson, N1226 Sum-
nit, Wednesday.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
Laundryman Fined.

Seattle, Wash.-B f. Ivy. manager
of a local laundry, was fined 500 by
Judge Gordon, charged with violating
the state law affording protection to
employees called before the state min
imum wage commission to give testi-
mony regarding working conditions.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
Two in Family Die Same Day.

Dayton, Wash.-Within seven hours
Wednesday death called twice at the
residence in this city of Claude Beck
EFT, assessor of Columbia county, and
on each visit took from the family
circle a member, father and a son
aged IL.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10

Doubtful Customer: Really, now,
are these eggs fresh?"
Smart Assistant: Madam, If you
will kindly step to the telephone and
call up our farm you can hear the
hens that laid those eggs still cack-
ling. "-Pearson's Weekly.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
Bar aid to countv EaIrs.

News of the supreme court decision
declaring county appropriation to ag-
ricultural fairs Illegal. has caused
considerable comment over the state.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10

Loon Lake, Wash.-Professor Wal
ter Barglind, aged %, professor OF
music at Occur d'Alene college and
well known in musical circles, was
drowned while bathing in the lake
Tuesday afternoon.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10

did you kill the moths with the
moth balls l recommended" asked
the druggist.
mo, / didn't" said the customer
truculently; II sat up all night and
didn't hit single moth"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
CAPTUREMUROERERS
ALLEGED SLAYERS OF GEORGE
ARCHER NEAR HARRISON, IDA.
FOUGHT UNTIL DEATH.
WERE ANBUSHfD IN THICK BRUSH
Sheriff and Deputy Do Good Work in
Continued Search, Night and Day
Were Fired at and Returned
Shots With Fatal Result.

st. Maries, Idaho-S. S. Burke, in
tercepted by officers looking for the
person who slew George Archer near
O'Gara Tuesday morning. was captur.
ed near Comos landing, on the St Joe
river, about five miles south of st.
Maries, by Sheriff Bailey and Deputy
Harry Sawyer and Burke's compan-
ion was shot and killed in fight with
the officers.
The body of the dead man was left
at an undertaking establishment at st.
Maries. The officers took Burke to
Occur d'Alene and placed him in the
county Jail.
The companion of Burke was shot
in the thigh by Officer Sawyer, who
was armed with a rifle The bullet
several an artery and the wounded
man bled to death in Is minutes.
Ruse Fails of Purpose
The officers kept after the men dur
ing the entire night, and at times
were close behind them. The officers
learned this morning that during the
night their quarry entered a cabin at
Mission point and stole a quantity of
provisions. From Mission point they
doubled back, but did not deceive their
pursuers, who pushed on up the river,
where the trail led to thicket.
Suddenly the officers came upon two
men lying on the ground and called
upon them to throw up their hands.
One of the men, with revolver drawn
made a dash for the shelter of a tree
and Sawyer fired at him, the bullet
striking him in the leg.
Forced to Surrender
Burke lay on his stomach with a
revolver in each hand, but Sawyer
forced him to drop the guns and throw
up his hands. Bailey, keeping the one
who had been shot covered with his
gun went to him and took his revol-
yer, while Sawyer handcuffed Burke.
The wounded man died from the eff
fects of the shock before he could be
taken from the woods He denied it
was he who killed Arther.
Burke denies that he knows his dead
pal, except that he went by the name
of Bob. He says his own home is at
Rockford Wash.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
THE BOOMERS FERRY HERALD
C. W. KING, Editor.
Established in 1891.

Published every Friday at Boomers
Ferry, Idaho, in the interests of the
Kootenai Valley Of Idaho. Entered as
second class matter, January 1, 1906,
at the postoffice at Boomers Ferry,
Idaho, under the Act of Congress of
March 3, 1879.
Subscription rates, $3.50 per year if
paid in advance; $500 otherwise; Can
ada and foreign countries, $500 yearly
in advance.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
The
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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
carranza and VIVA Love.
Leader Is Coming North.

Villa is expected to leave soon for
Chihuahua City and later for Juarez.
The principal point of discussion in
volved a concession by the Villa ele-
ment in returning the constitutionalist
national funds confiscated at Juarez
and secured in the United States.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-10
Huerta-Zapata Alliance.

Mexico City-Returns from interior
points show an overwhelming majorit!
in the elections for Huerta for presi
dent and General Banquet for vic,
president. The federal district hal
gone solidly for them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-21
PROPOSALS
TO Lind Are
RECEIVED
Seriously Considered in Washington
May Lead to Important De-
yeIopments = Kidnapped
Texan Badly Used
Telegram by United rEess.

Telegram by United Ilress.
Washington, March 21.--The state
department today received full re-
port of the conference at VeraCruz
between Rojas, the Mexican minister,
and John Lind.
The details were not disclosed. but
ii was admitted that the negotiations
might result in important develop
ments in the solution of the Mexican
problem
Roias submitted proposals to Lind
which the administration is seriously
considering. 1t is believed that he
asked American consent for Huerta to
take the field against the rebels and
then be candidate for president at
the next election. Roias would act as
president in the interim.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-21
TWO MORE
YEARS FOR
HIS TALK


A lesson in discretion was convey
ed in the district court room this
morning, wnen Nathan Butler, a ne
gro, charged. with assault with a
deadly weapon. literally talked him
self into two additional years in the
penitentiary, being sentenced to three
years instead Of one, as recommended
to the judge by the county attorney
Some weeks ago Butler and a negro
known as "Ringllng" engaged in an
alteration on South Second street,
Ringing" coming out of the scrap
with several knife wounds ON his
body. Both were arrested and Butler
stated that the reason he wss bent
upon whiting the body OF his oppon-
enl down to smaller proportions was
because Ringing" had previously
held him up at the point Of gun and
relieved him of all his loose change,
to-wit: five fifty
Butler had stated to the county at
torney that he wished to enter a plea
of guilty, and the county attorney
recommended the minimum sentence
Of year and day
This morning when taken before
Judge Bailey to be sentenced Butler
entered the plea of guilty. but when
asked if he had anything to say, he
stated that the only regret he had
was that he had not killed, Ring
ling"
My opinion is that man with
murder in his heart should receive a
heavier sentence" said Judge Bailey.
He then stated that he would defer
sentence at this time. would hold But
ler until the fall term Of court and
try the case then. but after attending
to other matters, he returned to But
Ter and again questioned him.
Yes. sab, ! wants to plead guilty, =
said Butler.
After the statements you have
made here, cannot give you light
sentence said Judge Bailey.
"Al right, jist gimme what you
think ought to have, replied Butler
dat niger held me up and took nah
five-fifty and when got a chance to
get even. l did"
Judge Bailey then sentenced him to
three years in the state pentientiaryi
and Butler seemed we'll pleased, be
ing totally ignorant of the fact that
he had talked himself into two years
extra confinement.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-21
ORDINANCE
SVETOEDBY
The MAYOR
Amended Occupation Tax Law Lost
Water Bill is Compromised =
Caneman Appointed to
Succeed Murray

The council meeting yesterday
afternoon was as brief as the briefest,
there being nothing 3ut routine bust
ness It was an adjourned meeting
from Thursday night. at which time
there was not quorum present.
The ordinance revising the occupa-
tion tax, formerly passed by the coun-
Gil, vetoed by the mayor. revised and
passed again, was yesterday again
vetoed by the mayor There being
but five OF the councilmen present
and a two thirds vote being required
70 pass ii over the mayors veto, the
ordinance was lost. In order to get
the measure through Aog ii viii be
necessary TO draft another ordinance
covering the subject.
City Attorney Hammerly reported
that the bill for water used by the
Rock Island, which bill amounted to
something over 500. had been settled
out OF court with the railroad com
rany for S25s.02,
The settleme was based upon a
test made Of the water line in ques-
tion and an estimate OF the number oil
gallons used by the company
An ordinance settling definitely the
salaries OF the members OF the fire
department. was read, and by a vote
OF the council carried over until the
next meeting. II called for salaries
as follows: Fire chief. sl2eO per an
nun. payable monthly. Captains of
the department, s75 per month: fire
men. first six months duty, $50 per
month. second six months s55: third
six months SEQ and for each month
over is months service $40 per month
A vacancy in the council having
arisen by Alderman Murray having
moved to Washington, d. c., Mayor
Burton appointed c. n Caneman from
the third ward, and the appointment
was approved by tie council Mr.
Caneman is manager of the Chickasha
cotton compress
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-21
QUARTS
LOCATED

For many months the booze raiding
business has been ON the blink. The
more she officers raided. the less they
found, but OF sudden times have
changed and ones memory is bark
ened back to the time when every
morning dray wagon backed up to
the court house and unloaded a cargo
OF confiscated booze Not that the
latest raid has resulted in wagon
load or anything like it. The incident
mercy calls those happenings to
mind.
Yesterday evening John Lewis,
James Dillon. Joe Thompson and Berry
Williamson hied themselves to South
town. having scented plant on
South Second street Lewis and Will
hanson stopped at the house while
Dillon and Thompson went on to a
woodshed in the rear The man whom
they thought to be the owner of the
booze was conspicuous by his absence.
Dillon and Thompson. prowling around
in the woodshed, located several
sacks full Of quarts. The cargo, mum
bering IS quarts. was transferred TO
the vault in the Jail. and the officers
are bemoaning their fate at not hav-
ing captured the owner along with the
booze.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-21
BIG -sxpo" JOB FOR EAsreRssR
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
San Francisco. March 2l.-Hollis f.
Cooley. we'll known eastern theatrl.
cal manager. today assumed his du-
ties as chief OF the Panams@acific ex-
position bureau OF special events.
Among ether things Cooley viii plan
and superyise the great public fune-
tions which will be given from time
to time in connection With the expo
sition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-21
PARKE DEMANDS
IMPEACHM MENT
OF JUDGE WRIGHT
TeIegram by Inited Pres.

Telegram by United Press.
Washington, March 2i.-Rising to a
question Of personal privilege in the
house today, Representative Parke
made a formal demand for the inn
peachment OF Judge Daniel Thew
Wright of the supreme court of the
District Of Columbia. alleging private
and official misconduct
Parke charged Wright with accept
ing favors from practitioners before
his court, allowing a street railway
company lawyer to endorse his note,
while the lawyer had cases pending
before the court.
Parke also charged Wright with
accepting a fee as a lawyer during his
tenure of office and with wrongfully
collecting appropriations Of "other
peoples money" with changing the
record 10 prevent reversal of his
cases: with carrying deadly weapons
in violation Of tie law, and with judic-
ial misconduct in habeas corpus
case.
1t was further alleged by Parke that
Wright was morally and tempera-
mentally unfit to hold office" The
charges We're previously filed by Wade
v. Cooper but were rejected by the
judiciary committee because they
we're not sworn TO.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-21
Kidnapped Texan Returns.

Telegram by United Press.
Carizzo Springs. Texas, March 81
-Chas. Ballard. the American who
was kidnapped by fiA Mexican fed
erals, was brought here today from
the San Pedro ranch, cut and bruised
and suffering from the treatment re-
ceived from his captors.
Ballard said he was lured from his
home, seized and bound and with a
rope attached to his saddle horn was
half dragged for two nights thr gh
the cacti.
Il is reported that filibustering ex-
pedition is being organized Citizens
are demanding that Gov. Colquitt
make an immediate demand for the
arrest of the Mexicans.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-03-21

this class. preiiminaries were not nee
cessary.
Yesterday afternoon the prelimin-
aries in class B were staged. Pocasset
winning from Verden, 54 10 20. and
Rush Springs taken Union Hin into
camp, 26 10 9. The finals in class B
weer booked for this afternoon be-
tween Pocasset and Rush Springs.
In order TO help pay the expenses OF
the visiting players. a charge Of Is
cents for school children and 25 cents
ior adults viii again be made.