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SPORTING ITEMS

Attempts by Chicago and Cincinnati
to trade players with each other have
fallen through.
Harry Wolverton has been named
by Henry Berry as manager of the
San Francisco club of the Pacific
Coast league for a period of three
years.
Colorado State university, contender
for the championship of the Rocky
mountain region, will play the Wash
ington university at Seattle Thanks
giving day at football.
Jess Willard went through a few
fancy steps in a Chicago gymnasium
recently, and announced that during a
weeks rest from theatrical engage
ments in Chicago he will pound off
several surplus pounds in preparation
for his mill at Juarez with Jack John
son. Willard now hits the scale at
235 pounds, 10 pounds above his fight
ing weight.
In view of the neal approaching as
sembly of the Washington state legis-
~lature, and the increasing interest in
a 10-round boxing bill, a movement is
to be Immediately set on foot to join
all the various boxing interests in the
state into an organized body, to place
the law properly before the people,
and to insure it's passage in the com
ing session of the legislature.
At Bakersfield, CAL, Sunday, Bob"
Burman, in a sanctioned race with
Barney Oldfield, broke the official rec
ords of the American Automobile as
sociation for the five-mile, 25-mile and
50-mile distance on a one-mile circu-
lar dirt track. He cut the five-mile
from 4:061A to 4:O2 flat. His SO miles
were done in 40: SO, as against 47:21
by Disbrow at San Jose, and his %
miles in 20:2S As, as against the pre-
vious best time of 1926.
The two all-star teams composed of
National and American league players
have gone home. The tour, which
came to an end in California last week
was a big success, both financially and
artistically. Each player is richer by
many hundred dollars than when he
started on the long trip that carried
them across the continent and the Pa
cific coast to Honolulu. Fifty games
were played by the tourists. The All.
Nationals carried off the honors with
a total of 20 victories.
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MINING NEWS
New York Metal Market
ead-Market quiet, @

Lead-Market quiet, $3.75@3.S5.
Copper-Market dull. Electrolytic,
$12.75@13.37; casting, $12.75@13.12.
The Carbonate Mining Co., owning
property on Pine creek, near Kellogg,
Idaho, has levied an assessment of one
mill to raise funds to fight claims of
homesteaders who are filing on its
claims.
More than 10 tons of gold bullion,
valued at $8,770,058, were deposited at
the Seattle United States assay office
during 1914. Alaska sent 300,565 or,
valued at $6~,271,441. Nome led all
other districts by sending 131,177 o.,
valued at $2,711,685; Iditarod was sec
ond with 65,851 o., valued at 1851
273, and Tanana was third with 44,447
o., worth $918,819. The Yukon terri
tory sent $~1,018,521. California, Col.
orado, Idaho, Montana. Nevada, Ore
gon and Washington contributed $149,.
500, of which Oregon cent S111,507,
and Washington 1907. Since the
assay office was established in 1895
there has been deposited in gold bull
lion $227,53 $3.50.
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OREGON MURDERER coNFEssEs.
Lock of Hair From Victim Displayed
Before Him the Cause.

Salem, Ore.-A lock of his own hair,
taken from the clutch of one of his
dead victims, who had fought desper-
ately for her life and that of her child,
held before his eyes caused John G. H.
Sierks, a 2~5-year-old inmate of the
state insane asylum, to confess Sun
day to the killing of Mrs. Daisy Wehr-
man and her little boy in their little
cabin near Scappoose, Ore, on the
night of September 4, 1911.
John Arthur Fender, convicted of the
crime, and until the recent passage by
the people of a bill a%bolishing capital
punishment, under sentence to be
hanged, will be freed by executive or
der in a few days. He is in the peni.
Tertiary here.
Fender had been sentenced to be
hanged October % last. He always
had maintained his innocence. When
it was determined to submit a resolu'
ton for the adjustment of capital
punishment to the people Governor
West reprieved him until after cleo
ton, saying he wanted Fender to have
the benefit of the peoples verdict.
George A. Thatcher, a Portland Grim
inalologist, brought about the denoue
emnt. He became convinced of Pen
der's innocence at the time of the
trial. Asylum authorities, as well al
Mr.. Thatcher, declare there is NJ
doubt as to the truth of Sierks' con
fession.
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General Trade Conditions.

Dun's Review says: The railroad
rate decision, the continued big ex-
ports of wheat and other products and
the colder weather, which stimulates
retail distribution, exert the most i'm
portant influence in the markets this
week. December, with it's holiday in
terruptions and inventories, is not usu-
ally a month for large developments
in business activity, but the recent
progress in financial re~euperation, the
rapid establishment of a big balance
OF trade in favor of this country, and
the rate decision giving a large part
of the relief asked for from the inter-
stae commerce commission, combine
to create a favorable sentiment in
business. The better feeling has u
doubtedly impaired a brisker move
ment to the Christmas trade, which,
though less in volume than last year,
has been much active than ap-
peared possible a few weeks ago.
Bank clearings for the week were
zoos, 323,1 q decrease of 1l.2 per
cent, as compared with 81 ,331,S58,727
in the same week last year.
Failures for the week were 376,
against 449 last week, and 2s9 In the
same week last year
Wheat exports were 6,579.942 BUSH
els, against 3,s04,7s3 a ear ago.
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PASS|MMGRANTB|LL
SENATE PASSES MEASURE CALL
ING FOR LITERARY TEST WHEN
ALIENS LAND OVER HERE.
EX-PRESIDENT TAFT OPPOSED
The Bill Could Easily Be Repressed In
Event Our President Refuses to
Sign-Negroes Are Barred
Want Belgian Farmers.

Washington.-The immigration bill
for admission of aliens, which has
been the obstacle in immigration re-
form legislation for the greater part of
two national administrations, passed
the senate Saturday by a vote of so to
Z. The overwhelming majority was
recorded despite the fact that Presi-
dent Wilson had indicated he would
veto the measure, as did former Presi-
dent. Taft, if 1t should come to him
with the educational test included.
The vote in the senate indicated
that the bill could be repressed by
more than the required two-thirds ma
jority should the president reject the
measure. Senators who voted against
the bill were ~Brandegee, McCumber,
MARITIME, O'Gorman, Ransdell, Reed
and Walsh.
The bill passed the house on Feb. A
last by a vote of 241 to 1876.
Had Amended the Bill.
Although the senate amended the
house Dill IN several particulars, the
literacy test was unaltered, save for
an additional exemption to Belgium
subjects, which was adopted after pro-
longed debate. House leaders prob
ably will ask for a conference on the
senate amendment Monday, but adj
ministration leaders were confident
the senate amendments would be ac-
cepted and the bill sent to the presi-
dent by the middle of this week.
Among senate amendments which
house leaders have said probably
would be accepted is one to exclude
from the United States all persons of
the African race or of negro blood.
Another strengthens the p%hraseology
of the prohibition of polygamists.
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Business Ought to Be Good.

Auburn, N. Y.-The officials of the
local plant of the International Har-
vester company began engaging again
the employees who have been idle for
many months. The company employs
about $500 persons.
The Great Northern liner Minnesota,
the largest cargo carrier on the Pa
cific, will sail for Hongkong February
6 from Seattle, where she was tied up
for the last four months.
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IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Chester, S-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Hanson, residing near Orc
fino, was probably fatally injured Sat
ruday by a tree falling upon him.
The right hand of Ben Baker, a
rancher east of Grangeville, was
caught in a roller of a grain crusher
recently and the skin and muscles of
the fingers and back of the hand we're
torn off and two fingers broken.
At Hope recently the International
Portland Cement company launched
on Lake Pend Oreille its new tug, the
Dora Powell, which will be the largest
and most powerful tug on the lake. 1t
will be used to haul a railroad barge
loaded with nix Aston cars of rock.
Much grain is awaiting shipment at
river points. and dealers are anxious
to move it to tidewater. With warmer
weather it is thought that the Snake
river will soon reach a stage which
will make it possible for the river
steamers to resume.
F. H. La Rue, who formerly conduct
ed the Wheat City garage at Conden,
Ore, shot and killed his wife, Nellie,
the evening of January l, at their
room in Lewiston and then put
a bullet through his brain. They
We're not living happily together, and
had buried their 2-year-old baby the
day before.
The movable extension school for
farmers, conducted at Rathdrum last
week, under auspices of the agricul-
tural department Of the University of
Idaho, closed Saturday when Professor
E. V. Ellington advised the farmers
not to put in a creamery until there
were plenty of COWS in the vicinity.
Professor J.. j. Iddings, lecturing on
live stock, declared there never was a
more favorable time than now to en-
bark in the business OF raising cattle
and horses, as well as hogs and sheep.
The republican majority house eau
Gus elected A. H. Conner of Bonner
county speaker on the twenty-fifth bal
lot. David Burrell of American Falls
was elected chief clerk of the house
and Storey Buck Of Lewiston assist
ant chief clerk. The democratic sen.
ators caucused and elected e. M. Pug
mire of Bear Lake county, leader of
the minority. He is a Mormon.
The republican senatorial and major
ity caucus resulted in the election of
Senator John Hart, a Mormon, presi-
dent pro tenn of the senate, and Steph-
en- D. Taylor of Boomers Ferry, secre-
tary. Other attaches elected were:
~Engrossing clerk, Bessie V~onhorten,
Ada county; assistant e~ngrossing
clerk, frankie e. Smith, Bingham
county; enrolling clerk, Jessie E. War.
rington, Twin Falls county; assistant
enrolling clerk, Bessie Moore, Ada
county; sergeant at arms, S. E. Fisk
Canyon county; assistant sergeant at
arms, J.. w. Jones, Jefferson county;
doorkeeper, A. A. Tuckey, Bonneville
county; j%anitor, James Daley, Cassia
county; pages, Peter Johnston and L,
M. Thomas.
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NATIONAL DEFENSE
COOPERATION BETWEEN LEGlS-
TIVE AND EXECUTIVE HEADS
OF GOVERNMENT PLANNED.
ANSWER TO POPULAR APPEAL
Secretaries Garrison and Daniels of
War and Navy Departments and
Congressional Committees Hold
important Meeting.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Cooperation
between the executive heads and leg
in dealing with appeals for the nation
al defense is the object OF a confer
ice arranged between Secretaries
Garrison and Daniels of the war and
navy departments, and the chairmen
of the senate and house committees
on military and naval affairs.
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UNCLE SAM GETS ANXIOUS
Wants to Know Why British Takes
Such Liberties.

Misunderstanding no word came
from Ambassador Page Saturday as to
the character of the reply which Great
Britain will make to the American note
of protest concerning interference with
American trade there were several de-
velopments in the general shipping sit
uation.
The United States asked Great Brit
ain for information as to how the lat
ter's statement made early in Novem-
Der, that naval stores, including rosin,
camphor or turpentine, would be re-
garded as noncontraband, will be re-
conciled in actual practice with the
notification from the British foreign
office of a week ago saying these prod
ucts now are absolute c~ontraband. In
formation is sought as to how cargoes
en- route are to be affected and
whether resinous products are in
Guided in the classification.
The Italian ambassador informed
the state department that while stat.
istics would make it appear that ex-
t%raordinary amounts of copper ship.
ped from the United States to Italy
might be for %unneutral purposes, the
fact of the matter was that as Ger.
many needed her Owl copper Italy
could no longer import from the coun
try Immediately to the north of her
but must seek the metal in the Amer
lean markets.
President :. ilson Hopeful.
Washington.-Officials of the Wash
ington government expect the coming
week to clear the air of much of the
uncertainty prevalent vel the seiz
ure of American cargoes and ships by
the allies. President Wilson and his
advisers III confident that Great Brit
ain will recognize that the position o.
the United States as set forth in its
note does not differ from that which
Great Britain herself has repeatedly
maintained in previous wars in which
England was a neutral.
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"onIy a Complete Victory" Kaiser

Berlin.-Instead of the customary
New Years reception the emperor re-
ceived the commanding generals with
whom he attended divine service. He
then received the congratulations of
the court at field headquarters. Ad-
dressing the correspondents he said,
among other things: Il hope you will
be able in the new year to report
many good things. W. shall not lay
down our arms until we have gained
a complete victory"
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Pray for Peace February IA.

New York.-A movement has been
begun by the federated council Of the
Churches of Christ in America to have
Sunday, February Ia, observed as Cen
tenary Peace Sunday, as one Of the
features of the celebration of 100
years of peace between the United
States and Great Britain. 1t is ex'
pected that peace messages will be
delivered in 100000 pulpits.
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Danish Boat a Total Loss.

The Danish motorship Malakka,
ashore on Cedros island, $50 miles
south of San Diego. CAL, will be a to-
tai loss. The vessel carried a cargo val
ued at more than $1,000,00 The crew
was taken off by the salvage steamer
Iaqua, but the position of the vessel
on the rocks was such that she could
not be saved.
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Villa GETS Busy.

Washington.-General Villa, as com
mander in chief of the forces of the
Gutierrez government, has ordered
General Juan Cabral, with 5000 men,
to take charge Of the general situation
in Sonora, superseding General May.
torena at Naco.
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Four Persons Killed.

Luray, Va.-Mrs. Charles Burner.
aged 81, and her three children, were
found dead with their skulls crushed
in their mountain home near here.
The whereabouts of Charles Burner,
the father and husband, is unknown.
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ROGRESSOFTHENiiR

In Russian Poland and Galicia there
is no actual change in the situation.
The fighting in Belgium and north
ern France has come to a halt, to
Judge from the official reports, SO far
as spectacular operations r oncern
ed.
In an Orange book issued at the in
stance of the Russian minister for for
eign affairs at Petrograd, it is charged
that the independence of the Ottoman
empire vanished definitely from the
moment that the German cruisers Goe-
ben and Breslau took refuge in the
Dardanelles."
The Ottoman troops in the Caucasus
have crossed the Russian frontier at
three points and soon will be under
command of Field Marshal Baron yGn
der Goltz, the German officer who
spent many years in Turkey building
up the Ottoman army and who recent
ly was sent to Constantinople to aid
the sultan.
Five hundred and seventy-nine men
persisted by the sinking of the British
battleship Formidable in the English
channel on New Years day, accord
ing t the latest estimates. OF the
crew of 1853 men 201 were saved, a
cutter with so living aboard having
reached land since the first casualty
list was compiled. The disaster oc-
Cured at the western end of the Eng
fish channel.
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Those who always say the right
thing at the right time have schooled
themselves to talk less than other PEG
pie.
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Philadelphia's Bio Fire.

Philadelphia.-Two fires Sunday oc-
casioned more than a million dallars'
damage in this city and Camden.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-01-08

Everything made by life and mind
is made from within. and nothing else
matters.
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Newspaper dispatches forecast pos
sible grave happenings in the Balkans.
No decisive engagements are noted
in the last official communications is
sued by the various governments.
Pope Benedict is hopeful that dur
ing January many wounded soldiers
incapable of fighting will be returned
to their homes, Most of the belliger-
ent nations have agreed to the pope's
request for an exchange of such pris-
oners.
From Petrograd it is announced that
the Russians have successfully re-
pulsed the German attacks on the
BZura and Rawka rivers, while the
Germans announce the capture by
their forces of Borjimow, a strong
Russian point.
C~onscriptions may be enforced in
Great Britain. This was intimated in
a speech made by Thomas ]. McNa-
mara, parliamentary secretary to the
admiralty treasury. Referring to men
iIAAO0b oSPCAuCAN6 hO A1NO hOk CA-
listed he said: eff they think they are
going to enjoy a life of freedom at the
other fellows expense they won't en-
joy much longer"
An Italian battleship has shelled
Durazzo, Albania, to check a revolu-
tionary movement on the part of the
Musselmans.
Both Russians and Germans admit
that 40 important change has taken
place of late on the front along the
left bank of the Vistula.
Russian troops have crossed the
crown land of Bukowina and occupied
the town of Suozawa within a short
distance of the Austro-Rumanian from
tier.
The French forces have occupied
the heights around Sennheim, and in
addition have driven the Germans out
of Steinbach. a village further to the
north.
Upper Alsace seem sto be the center
VI lhe HoSI Important lighting III ene
western arena of the war. Engage
ments of a violent nature are being
fought.
British warships have bombarded
Dar-es-Salaam, capital of German East
Africa, where, it is reported, much
damage was inflicted, and all the Ger
man vessels in the harbor were dis
abled.
The British government will reply
to the American note concerning con
traband within a few days. England
and her allies are said to have reached
an understanding with Italy, which
promises to be satisfactory to all the
countries affected.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-22
An Error Only of the Head

The statement of a witness on Wednesday. be fore Phean committee, engaged in Investigating James NJ. Sullivan, United States minister to Santo Domingo regarding understanding concerning division of the spells of the Banco Nacional was frank one. But will believe that MT. Bryan, though named of the beneficarcs, had par: in the understanding. though he had made the pointments of the men who find themselves en- meshed in the scandal growing out of the letting of and the farming of the revenues, process of collecting taxes frequently mentioned in history, but of late years generally frowned upon.
 But that neither here there; speaking only of the previous relation of Mir. Bryan ;o the American farmers" in Santo Domingo We know, notwithstanding the eagerness with which Ma Bryan is said to look after the box office receipts notwithstanding his record for thrift. he would accept q penny from corrupt official whom he had unwttingly put into a position 0 dishonest penny.
 Mir. Bryan has only fallen into of sup posing that his high office is to he employed for the advantage of his friends, of members of his party, of those who have rendered it conspicuous scrvice-who have helped carry elections.
 It has generally happened in American politics that those who have taken the active part are not the most worthy; that they have looked to ends rather than have been scrupulous about means. In system of politics such he rewarded, otherwise there would be incentive engage in dirty politics. There have always places for such men where they do the least harm there comparatively worthless bones that may be thrown to them.
 But there such bones within the gift of the secretary of state. The offices within his gift are too valuable for that; the responsibilities too great for men of the caliber who seek such wards
 Mir. Bryan is drinking of his bitter cup of repentance for his in departing from the methods of his predecessors in his high office an, maintaining his old relations with cheap politicians
Arizona republican., 1915-01-22
The Public Welfare Board

Whatever merit there may be, and it be confessed that there great merit, the bill duced into the house yesterday substituting for the doubtedy encounter opposition this session the ground of the greater expense of government it would entail It would add s6OOO to the state salary list, beside the g per diem of ex-offico bers the chairmen of the house and senate appro- priaton committees. It provides also. less expensive machinery.
 The bill presents many excellent and business like features It transfers to the proposed board all of the powers of the board of control and consid- erably It gives it certain degree of author ity not only the public institutions out the public offices. It does not however, meet the strongest objection that has been raised time to time against the board of control it is now constituted-its character as q onc-man board.
 The governor, now, in the territorial days. is essentially the board of control In the old days the governor in absolute control by ap pointment of the other two members of the board. At present he controls only a ma ority.
 The public welfare board bill does divest fIuenoe the two members who named with him in the bill, he has the appointment of the two maining members in precisely the manner in which he appoints the citizen member of the board of control.
 Perhaps a majority of the members of the the is held responsible for the government
Arizona republican., 1915-01-22
FINANCES AND MARKETS
IAssocIArED PRESS pIsrArcul

NEW YORK, Jan 3l.-Stochs had the fourth consecutive advance of the week despite persistent profit- taking of standard shares and fur ther professional manipulation of sec ondary issues. The business was slightly larger than on Tuesday when there was a high record vol ume of dealings since the reopening of the exchange. Of even greater i'm open bond transactions, the largest since the resumption. Missouri Pa cific's activity and higher prices were noteworthy. Another feature was the broad inquiry for low priced railway issues and industrials. Free absorption of high grade industrial and utilities on d rising level was an interesting development None tary conditions were exchanged where open rates were concerned, but many loans were made under prevailing quotations. and eight months money was offered at 3is per cent. Copper made another ad-
 
 in metal shares. London's business in Americans was the largest since the rcopening of the market. and bank clearinSs showed a marked in crease Bonds generally advanced with the stocks, with the exception of the Missouri Pacific issues. Unit ed States 2s declined is. but others were higher. Total sales represented a par value of $4.O4O.000.
 Metals
 Silver, 4S7s; Electrolytic, II to 1iA Ii; copper, firm
 Stocks
 Amalgamatcd. 573s; simclting G3H :; santa Fe. 95M; St. Paul. 92h New
 York Central, 90h; Pennsylvania,
 lOSA; Reading. 15S13; Southern Pa cific, S7A; Union Pacific, 122; Steel, 52% Steel, preferred, 10S%.